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loose-knit

loose-knit adjective: not closely linked or connected.

Adjective

loose-knit (comparative looser-knit or more loose-knit, superlative loosest-knit or most loose-knit)

  1. Not closely linked or connected.
    • a loose-knit network

Antonyms of loose-knit

Forms of loose-knit

comparativelooser-knit
comparativemore loose-knit
superlativeloosest-knit
superlativemost loose-knit

Words that rhyme with loose-knit

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Questions about loose-knit

What does loose-knit mean?
Loose-knit means not closely linked or connected.
What part of speech is loose-knit?
Loose-knit is an adjective.

Words near loose-knit in the dictionary

  1. loose-eyed
  2. loose-fitting
  3. loose-handed
  4. loose-handedly
  5. loose-handedness
  6. loose-knit
  7. loose-leaf
  8. loose-lipped
  9. loose-meat sandwich
  10. loose-meat sandwiches
  11. loose-tongued

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