Gibbous \Gib"bous\, a. [Cf. F. gibbeux. See {Gibbose}.]
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1. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant;
convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and
the full moon.
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The bones will rise, and make a gibbous member.
--Wiseman.
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2. Hunched; hump-backed. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. --
{Gib"bous*ly}, adv. -- {Gib"bous*ness}, n.
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