square-shouldered

[ skwair-shohl-derd ]

/ ˈskwɛərˈʃoʊl dərd /

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

Origin of square-shouldered

First recorded in 1815–25

Apart, square-shouldered and indomitable, stood a young man of twenty-six.

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

In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim |Frances Hodgson Burnett
One of them, a tall, square-shouldered warrior of middle-age, caught one of her arms and helped her up.

The Return of Tharn |Howard Carleton Browne
The upper part was inhabited by a collection of bottles, all square-shouldered and as like each other as peas.

The Shadow-Line |Joseph Conrad

The Germans are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race.

Diary of a Pilgrimage |Jerome K. Jerome