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tight-knit en · ADJ

Etymology

From tight + knit.

Meanings

  1. Strongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit.
    • Oral histories describe how ancient angara were tribal and nomadic before settling in cities. Many of them still live in large, tight-knit families and workplaces have a guild-like organizational structure. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara Codex entry:

Forms

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more tight-knit Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most tight-knit Degree=Sup lexicographic
tightknit alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

close-knit

Translations (4)

de eng zusammengeschweißt (tightly knit) · es muy unido (tightly knit) · de eng verbunden (tightly knit) · it affiatato (tightly knit)