adj.
Pronunciation: ' ji-b ə s, ' gi-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin gibbosus humpbacked, from Latin gibbus hump
Date: 14th century
1 a : marked by convexity or swelling b of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated
2 : having a hump : HUMPBACKED