narrow-shouldered

Definitions

Having shoulders that are physically small or lacking in breadth.

Characterized by a slender or slight upper body frame.

Examples

The narrow-shouldered boy struggled to carry the heavy equipment across the field.

He was a tall, narrow-shouldered man who always wore oversized coats to hide his slight frame.

Synonyms

slight-framed frail-built slender-shouldered narrow-chested delicate-framed

Antonyms

broad-shouldered wide-shouldered barrel-chested athletic-built muscular-framed