well-knit [wel-nit] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- closely joined together or related; firmly constructed: a well-knit society; a well-knit plot; a muscular, well-knit body.
Sometimes well-knit·ted. Origin of well-knit late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Examples from the Web for well-knit Historical Examples of well-knit
She was a tall, large woman, well-knit, with no superfluous flesh.
Alice Brown
He was now nearly six feet in height, with a powerful and well-knit frame.
G. A. Henty
War is a social affair, and wars are won by well-knit societies.
Walter Raleigh.
Gilbert was a slender, spare man, but well-knit and well-proportioned.
Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories
Arthur Christopher Benson
An iron-jawed fellow he is, with every muscle in his well-knit body to match.
William Duthie
British Dictionary definitions for well-knit well-knit adjective
- (well knit when postpositive) strong, firm, or sturdy