double-jointed [duhb-uh l-join-tid] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- (of particular people or animals) having unusually flexible joints that can bend in unusual ways or to abnormally great extent.
Origin of double-jointed First recorded in 1825–35 Examples from the Web for double-jointed Historical Examples of double-jointed
So away he went, as fast as he could, taking his double-jointed tail with him.
Howard R. Garis
“And you can’t get away from us,” said the other chap—the double-jointed tail one.
Howard R. Garis
A double-jointed word slipped between his teeth, which sounded like “Hang that boy!”
The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith
S. R. Crockett
“Yes, I must eat you,” said the unpleasant creature with the double-jointed tail.
Howard R. Garis
A tall, double-jointed farm-hand came blustering into the room, his face covered with a yarn comforter.
James Tandy Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for double-jointed double-jointed adjective
- having unusually flexible joints permitting an abnormal degree of motion of the parts
double-jointed in Medicine double-jointed adj.
- Having unusually flexible joints, especially of the limbs or fingers.