loose-jointed
Americanadjective
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having or marked by easy, free movement; limber.
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having loose joints.
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loosely built or framed.
adjective
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supple and easy in movement
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loosely built; with ill-fitting joints
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of loose-jointed
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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I write, plainly, as a poor golfer, who came to the game late, with too loose-jointed a build, and frazzled eye-hand connections.
From Golf Digest ● May 7, 2020
Shakespeare’s magic doesn’t fail, though the pleasure of this loose-jointed production can seem as miraculous as the far-fetched happy ending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2016
The story he told was a loose-jointed personal biography, spanning more than half a century — a classic show business fable of an ambitious hopeful from the sticks who conquers the Big Apple.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2016
I was gangly and loose-jointed in high school, which made me funny and popular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2015
He moved in a loose-jointed, disheveled sort of way, all arms and legs, talking in Yiddish to one of his teammates and ignoring me completely as he passed by.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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