A loose-jointed paragraph. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I look like a loose-jointed, clumsy hundred and eighty. From Wordnik.com. [J.D. McDonald] Reference
He was angular and loose-jointed, -- he could not help that. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
His loose-jointed body sprawled as he stood, leaning against a post. From Wordnik.com. [The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure] Reference
" He mimed a couple of steps" worth of Lincoln's loose-jointed gait. From Wordnik.com. [The Guns Of The South]
Ontario is already a loose-jointed but effective part of the movement. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
Her lover was a loose-jointed guy with a freckled forehead and nappy hair. From Wordnik.com. [Underworld] Reference
Even so, they are fascinating teasers, in their seemingly loose-jointed way. From Wordnik.com. [Cardiac] Reference
He let the skull fall with a loose-jointed hobbling, a rotting apple in a stream. From Wordnik.com. [Mission to Moulokin]
We won't even need a loose-jointed confession, because we caught him black-handed. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
Half-way up the hill, the rattle of the loose-jointed vehicle came to a dead stop. From Wordnik.com. [In and out of Three Normady Inns] Reference
He was smaller than Simon and more loose-jointed, but just as intense as the other boy. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
They were loose-jointed and carried the boards with the ease of Masai with their spears. From Wordnik.com. [Kook] Reference
He heaved himself to his paws with a gusty sigh and ambled over in his loose-jointed way. From Wordnik.com. [Hard Truth]
One day While Fang encountered a young wolf, gaunt and scrawny, loose-jointed with famine. From Wordnik.com. [The Famine] Reference
The man walked with the long, loose-jointed stride of a Labrador retriever or a tree sloth. From Wordnik.com. [Her Fearful Symmetry] Reference
He was, let us say, something like fourteen years old; long and loose-jointed and towheaded. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf] Reference
She felt sure this rickety, loose-jointed, pale-colored young woman was going to be worth while. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Pat at School] Reference
The speaker, a loose-jointed, hard-rock man from Colorado, manifested irritation and disgust when. From Wordnik.com. [THE MAN ON THE OTHER BANK] Reference
It seemed curiously loose-jointed in his arms, and it felt hot, even through its layers of clothes. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
The son was athletic, loose-jointed and comfortable in his large body, and health-conscious in his habits. From Wordnik.com. [Raymond Carver] Reference
A shambling, loose-jointed giant rolled out of one of the tents, yawning and rubbing the sleep from his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [THE GOD OF HIS FATHERS] Reference
New Orleans endures as the national repository of the loose-jointed Huck Finn spirit we Americans claim to cherish. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
We know how the gymnasium can metamorphose a loose-jointed, lop-sided, stoop-shouldered, shamble-gaited young fellow. From Wordnik.com. [On the Firing Line in Education] Reference
“Oh, but that was obvious,” Lawrence rose, upsetting papers and books as his heavy, loose-jointed figure unfolded. From Wordnik.com. [More Work for the Undertaker]
He was tall, and had that curious, loose-jointed suppleness that, I have heard women say, comes only from gentle blood. From Wordnik.com. [Montlivet] Reference
Furillo maneuvered the ambulance around a row of stalled traffic, his loose-jointed arms steering with almost casual grace. From Wordnik.com. [Harvest] Reference
Even inside his suit, though, Brudnoy seemed to stride along in the same gangly, loose-jointed manner he did in shirtsleeves. From Wordnik.com. [Moonwar]
He moved in an easy, loose-jointed manner, his posture more relaxed than it had been when he was prowling around San Francisco. From Wordnik.com. [There's Something In A Sunday]
"You do look a mite flustered," Harney criticised, dropping his loose-jointed frame all over the pillows of the lounging couch. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER 10] Reference
At the end of this lane there swung into view a tall loose-jointed figure which the low strong July sunshine threw into bold relief. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
They were passing a seat close to the edge of the path, upon which a man was sitting -- a middle-aged, loose-jointed man with gray hair. From Wordnik.com. [A Bachelor's Dream] Reference
He is tall, slender, with blue eyes, brown hair, and a hale, well-browned face, and somewhat loose-jointed withal. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe] Reference
"Waal, sometimes ye air sorter loose-jointed in yer jaw, an 'ain't partic'lar what ye say," rejoined his mother, politely. From Wordnik.com. [Down the Ravine] Reference
A tall, shambling, loose-jointed figure; a pinched, shrewd face, sun-browned and wind-dried; small, quick-winking black eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Whittier] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.

