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loose-jointed

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loose-joint·ed (lsjointd)
adj.
1. Having freely articulated, highly mobile joints.
2. Limber or agile in movement.
loose-jointed·ness n.
loose-jointed
adj
1. supple and easy in movement
2. loosely built; with ill-fitting joints
loose-jointedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.loose-jointed - loosely articulated or constructed; "a loose-jointed paragraph"
lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"


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He has a big, loose-jointed figure with absurdly long legs.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
The whole was written in a large, loose-jointed, and school-boyish hand, very thin on the up strokes and thick on the down, as though care and pains had gone to the fashioning of it.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
A huge, loose-jointed man was standing there, unshaven, untidily dressed, and with the look in his eyes of a man who has been drinking heavily.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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