downbent

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ bent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnbɛnt/

Adjective

downbent (comparative more downbent, superlative most downbent)

1. Bent downward.
   • 1924, G. M. Cookson, Prometheus Bound:

     Beforetime of all Gods one have I seen in pain, / One only Titan bound with adamantine chain, / Atlas in strength supreme, who groaning stoops, downbent / Under the burthen of the earth and heaven's broad firmament.