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double-jointed
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dou·ble-joint·ed (dbl-jointd)
adj.
Having unusually flexible joints, especially of the limbs or fingers.
double-jointed
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) having unusually flexible joints permitting an abnormal degree of motion of the parts
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Adj.1.double-jointed - having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers
flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"
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double-jointed [ˈdʌblˈdʒɔɪntɪd] ADJ → con articulaciones muy flexibles
double-jointed [ˌdʌblˈdʒɔɪntɪd] adj → snodato/a
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