Tight-knit

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Strongly pulled together, 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    closely and firmly integrated wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
close-knitthicktightly knit

Example

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"Sami lived in a tight-knit town."

Etymology

From tight + knit.

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