tight-knit

• tightknit

From tight +‎ knit.

tight-knit (comparative more tight-knit, superlative most tight-knit)

1. Strongly pulled together, tightly knit.

   Synonym: close-knit

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara Codex entry:

     Oral histories describe how ancient angara were tribal and nomadic before settling in cities. Many of them still live in large, tight-knit families and workplaces have a guild-like organizational structure.

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