bucklig

B2

hunchbacked

English meaning
hunchbacked
Vocabulary package
Describing People

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bucklig in a sentence

Der alte Mann war leicht bucklig.

The old man was slightly hunchbacked.

Comparative and superlative

bucklig → buckliger → am buckligsten

Where bucklig comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) des Substantivs Buckel mit dem Suffix -ig

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Questions about bucklig

What is the comparative of bucklig?

bucklig → buckliger → am buckligsten.

What does bucklig mean in English?

bucklig means "hunchbacked". For example: "Der alte Mann war leicht bucklig." — "The old man was slightly hunchbacked."

What level is bucklig in German?

bucklig is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the describing people vocabulary.

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