loose-jointed

1. 1.

   loosely articulated or constructed

   “a loose-jointed paragraph”

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Questions about loose-jointed

What does loose-jointed mean?

loose-jointed means "loosely articulated or constructed".

How many syllables are in loose-jointed?

loose-jointed has 4 syllables and divides as loo-se--join-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is loose-jointed a common word?

loose-jointed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.