tight-knit

See also: tightknit

English

Alternative forms

tightknit

Etymology

tight +‎ knit

Adjective

tight-knit (comparative more tight-knit, superlative most tight-knit)

Strongly pulled together, tightly knit.
Synonym: close-knit
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara Codex entry:
  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.

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Translations

tightly knit

German: eng verbunden, eng zusammengeschweißt
Italian: affiatato (it) m
Spanish: muy unido

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