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Definition of Tightly knit
1. Adjective. Closely and firmly integrated. "A tight-knit organization"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tightly Knit
Literary usage of Tightly knit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"The early cities were made up of tightly knit communities that embodied communal
relationships and were legally indissoluble. Guilds, families, and other ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Fall 1971 Always alone among strangers, the family grew tightly knit —Ross Milloy,
NY Times Mag., 6 Apr. 1980 knot Nautically speaking and strictly speaking ..."
3. The Musical World (1866)
"Nor do I hold that the first movement of Mr. Sullivan's symphony is " loosely
knit," seeing that it is tightly knit. ..."
4. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1922)
"It is more tightly knit than any other of O'Neill's plays. And it supplies
opportunities for acting which Arthur Hopkins' company and direction completely ..."
5. Modern Democracies by James Bryce Bryce (1921)
"... one is not surprised to find political organizations less tightly knit and
less actively worked than in England or the United States or Australia. ..."
6. Modern Democracies by James Bryce Bryce (1921)
"... one is not surprised to find political organizations less tightly knit and
less actively worked than in England or the United States or Australia. ..."
7. The Bookman (1907)
"What place has the American woman in this old, exclusive, tightly knit world ?
By the very fact of her nationality, because of the difference of language, ..."
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