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square-shouldered

[ skwair-shohl-derd ]

adjective

  1. having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of square-shouldered1

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

The Republican Party cannot walk away with the same square shouldered self-pity as Sanford.

He was of the square-shouldered, easy-moving, rich-coloured type; just now his handsome eye looked perturbed.

The woman at the gate was a tall, square-shouldered woman, with a hard, lined and almost masculine countenance.

The square-shouldered young man looked after the equipage with an odd expression of countenance.

The younger man glanced at the square-shouldered erect figure and strong dark face with deep interest.

What was this little square-shouldered bird that kept uttering a shrill scream, which he seemed to mistake for a song?

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