close-knit

[klohs-nit]

adjective

1. tightly united, connected, or organized.

close-knit

/ ˌkləʊsˈnɪt /

adjective

1. closely united, esp by social ties

Word History and Origins

Origin of close-knit¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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