loose´-joint´ed|ness

loose´-joint´ed|ness
loose-joint|ed «LOOS JOYN tihd», adjective.
1. able to move very freely: »

a tall, shambling, loose-jointed man (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

2. having loose joints; loosely built.
loose´-joint´ed|ness, noun.

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