jointed

[ join-tid ]

adjective

1. having or provided with joints.
2. formed with knots or nodes.

ˈjointed

/ ˈdʒɔɪntɪd /

adjective

1. 1. having a joint or joints
   2. ( in combination )

      large-jointed

2. (of a plant stem or similar part) marked with constrictions, at which the stem breaks into separate portions

Derived Forms

• ˈjointedness, noun
• ˈjointedly, adverb

Other Words From

• jointed·ly adverb
• jointed·ness noun
• un·jointed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jointed¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; joint, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Each of those pieces has a jointed, fingerlike portion called the receptor binding domain that reaches out, much like the prongs of a claw machine, to grasp ACE2 and anchor the virus to the cell it will infect.

From Science News

The story’s three witches are played here by one captivating performer, Kathryn Hunter, as a twisted, double-jointed gnome who can grip a sailor’s severed thumb—or what have you—between her prehensile toes.

From Time

Any evolved robots will need to be capable of sensing their environment and have diverse means of moving—for example using wheels, jointed legs, or even mixtures of the two.

From Singularity Hub 

Before her pregnancy, Mantel said, the Duchess of Cambridge had been seen as “a jointed doll on which certain rags are hung”.

From The Daily Beast

But we must have a complete scheme of evacuation by land and sea, not two badly jointed schemes.

From Project Gutenberg

The flat joint jointed (two forms, B and C) is a development of the flush joint.

From Project Gutenberg

Some were made of clay, others of wax, and even jointed arms and legs were not unknown (Fig. 21).

From Project Gutenberg

He was of the same size, he was jointed in the same manner, and he was made of shining tin from top to toe.

From Project Gutenberg

A grass with knotted or jointed stem: some, however, suppose marjoram to be intended here.

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