double-jointed

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dou·ble-joint·ed (d

l-join

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.

double-jointed - having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers

flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"

Translations

double-jointed [ˈdʌblˈdʒɔɪntɪd] ADJ → con articulaciones muy flexibles

double-jointed [ˌdʌblˈdʒɔɪntɪd] adj → snodato/a

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