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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOSE-LIMBED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOSE-LIMBED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loose-Limbed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOOSE-LIMBED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of loose-limbed in the English dictionary

The definition of loose-limbed in the dictionary is having supple limbs.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOSE-LIMBED

loose metal
loose order
loose scrum
loose smut
loose-fitting
loose-jointed
loose-jointedness
loose-leaf
loose-leaf binder
loose-leafed
loose-tongued
loose-weave
loosebox
loosely
loosely-knit
loosen
loosener
looseness
loosening
loosestrife

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOSE-LIMBED

benumbed
bombed
clean-limbed
corymbed
embed
enjambed
imbed
leaden-limbed
limbed
long-limbed
streambed
unclimbed
uncombed
unplumbed
well-thumbed
wombed

Synonyms and antonyms of loose-limbed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOOSE-LIMBED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «loose-limbed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of loose-limbed

Translation of «loose-limbed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOSE-LIMBED

Find out the translation of loose-limbed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loose-limbed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loose-limbed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

松肢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desgarbado
570 millions of speakers

English

loose-limbed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गिरे हुए पंखवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فضفاضة ذات الأطراف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сыпучих конечностями
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solto de pernas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহজে অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ সঞ্চালনে সক্ষম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dégingandé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Longgar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

losen Gliedmaßen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緩い肢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느슨한 limbed
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loose-limbed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rộng tay chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தளர்வான-கால்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढेपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gevşek çakı gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dinoccolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

luźne kończynach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сипучих кінцівками
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

loose- limbed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαλαρά χειλέων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

los ledemate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

löst limbed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hengslete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loose-limbed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOSE-LIMBED»

The term «loose-limbed» is normally little used and occupies the 147.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOSE-LIMBED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «loose-limbed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «loose-limbed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loose-limbed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOSE-LIMBED»

Discover the use of loose-limbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loose-limbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway
Playwright/novelist/screenwriter Goldman analyzes Broadway from the perspective of the audiences, playwrights, critics, producers and actors.
William Goldman, 1969
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
loose-limbed. F. lose. 2 she wore her hair loose: untied, unpinned, unbound, hanging free, down, flowing, floppy. 3 there's a wolf loose in the woods: free, at large, at liberty, on the loose, escaped; unconfined, untied, unchained, untethered, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
3
Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects: 6th International ...
Secondly, that the proposed Fixed Joint model results in faster convergence of the EM algorithm compared to the Loose Limbed model. Thirdly, that the Fixed Joint model outperforms that of the Loose Limbed model at estimating pose.
Francisco Jose Perales Lopez, Francisco José Perales, Robert B. Fisher, 2010
4
The Ultimate Golf Book: A History and a Celebration of the ...
Paying tribute to the wonderful game of golf, a gorgeous volume features an entertaining history of the sport, from its inception in the Dark Ages to the present day, beautiful illustrations, and a collection of personal essays from Michael ...
Charles McGrath, David McCormick, 2006
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... loose-limbed adjective loose-limbed gymnasts: supple, limber, lithe, lissome, willowy; agile, nimble, flexible. loosen verb 1 loosen the clothesline | you simply loosen two screws: make slack, slacken, unstick; unfasten, detach, release, ...
‎2012
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The U2 Reader: A Quarter Century of Commentary, Criticism, ...
Bono, The Edge, and Mullen are Christians, although of a particularly loose, limbed variety. The Edge: "I suppose I am a Christian, but I am not a religious person." Bono: "I feel unworthy of the name. It is a pretty high compliment. But I feel at ...
Hank Bordowitz, 2003
7
Monte Walsh
The other was loose-limbed, slack-jawed, shambling in movement even in the saddle, tagging always a bit behind. They left their horses by the small corral and walked over by the veranda of the old adobe house where Cal Brennan sat in the  ...
Jack Schaefer, 1981
8
The Odyssey Re-formed
Irus, he notes, is lolling about loose-limbed and unable to move, and he wishes the suitors were themselves loose-limbed because they are hanging about in various places in the palace. There is unconscious humor in Telemachus's words , ...
Frederick Ahl, 1996
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The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study
... light, limber, lithe, lithesome, loose-jointed, loose-limbed, nimble, pliable, pliant , supple, willowy. Dst I «. catalogue, directory, enumeration, file, index, inventory, invoice, ket, listing, litany, matricula, record, register, roll, schedule, series, ...
Wordsworth, William, 1993
10
A Path Less Traveled
Andy's cheery whistle sounded down the hallway, and with his usual loose- limbed gait he swaggered up to where she knelt beside the paint cans. “So speaking of painting, how's it been going?” She turned her head away. Now was a fine time ...
Cathy Bryant, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOSE-LIMBED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loose-limbed is used in the context of the following news items.
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LYRIC OF THE WEEK: Queen with David Bowie, "Under Pressure …
It really shouldn't have worked. On the one hand, you had Queen, purveyors of fist-pumping, crowd-pleasing anthems featuring a loose-limbed ... «American Songwriter, Jul 15»
2
Karlovy Vary Interview: Director Ryan Fleck Talks 'Missis | The Playlist
The loose-limbed '70s-inspired down-at-heel gambling tale, which stars Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn, took longer than their other ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
3
Ashes: England v Australia as it happened - BBC
I've got a lot of time for Mitchell Johnson, he just kept running in. Mitchell Starc has got such a loose-limbed action, he's always going to bowl some bad balls and ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
4
Review: In 'Biophony,' Ballet Matches Exotic Sound - The New York …
... are at times creaturely, quadrupedal, bestial — especially Laura O'Malley, who is dartingly avian, and the loose-limbed Michael Montgomery, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Lovebox: Clash x Soundcrash Stage
Probing electronics with a rich sense of sound, the vivid colours of their post-house tapestries are matched to a fluid, jazz-like sense of rhythm. Loose-limbed and ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Review: Shakespeare put on the fast track to funny
Preston Taylor Stone, meanwhile, as the most put-upon member of the cast, is loose-limbed and funny, especially as he wrestles with ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
7
Langhorne Slim Seizes the Day on 'Life's a Bell' (Exclusive Song)
It's a soulful, loose-limbed song with brash horns and a huge optimistic streak as Slim, born Sean Scolnick, advocates seizing the day. He sings ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
In a Spieth-DJ battle, bet on the kid
He is a tobacco-chewing, loose-limbed slugger from South Carolina who doesn't even pretend to think his way from tee to green; his major-championship body ... «ESPN.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
M.I.A. Flew Across The World To Film This Incredible West African …
In the end, she wound up splicing the footage of the nimble, loose-limbed dancer with scenes from both Côte d'Ivoire and India. "'Warriors' was ... «The FADER, Jul 15»
10
Adam Scott's Overnight Success
... Court Justice Antonin Scalia would enjoy — or even approve of — Adam Scott's latest film, The Overnight, a playfully loose-limbed comedy of ... «Metro Weekly, Jul 15»

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