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Definition of
tight-knit adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tight-knit
adjective
adjective
(
also
tightly-knit
)
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(
of a family or community
)
with all the members having strong friendly relationships with one another
a tight-knit mining community
See
tight-knit
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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tight-knit
Nearby words
tight-fisted
adjective
tight-fitting
adjective
tight-knit
adjective
tight-lipped
adjective
tightly
adverb