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词汇 loose-jointed
释义 loose-jointed
adjective
uk /ˌluːsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/ us /ˈluːsˌdʒɔɪn.t̬ɪd/

loose-jointedadjective (BODY)


A loose-jointed person moves and bends their body, especially their arms and legs, very easily:
He moves with loose-jointed athleticism.
She set off toward them with a long, loose-jointed stride.
Compare
hypermobile
At the age of nineteen, he was a slim, loose-jointed lad.
She proved to be a very tall, loose-jointed, round-backed person, some sixty years of age.
He was loose-jointed, lithe, and good-looking.

loose-jointedadjective (STORY)


A loose-jointed story does not have a very ordered structure:
It's a loose-jointed, coming-of-age story set in Australia.
The story he tells is a loose-jointed fable.
Synonym
disjointed
The description seems unnecessarily loose-jointed and complex.
He has a loose-jointed and highly readable style.
His descriptions have a loose-jointed energy that captures the flurry of creativity around him.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Order and sequence - general words
alphabetize
around
back end
be a chapter of accidentsidiom
catalogue
chapter
cycle
front end
in chronological order
inconsecutive
inline
linear
linearity
parade
penultimately
precedence
priority
procession
secondly
string
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