double-jointed

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdʌbəlˈdʒɔɪntɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʌbəl ˈdʒɔɪntɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dub′əl join′tid)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
dou•ble-joint•ed /ˈdʌbəl ˈdʒɔɪntɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Anatomyhaving especially flexible joints that can bend in unusual ways or to an unusually great extent.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dou•ble-joint•ed  (dub′əl join′tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Anatomy(of particular people or animals) having unusually flexible joints that can bend in unusual ways or to abnormally great extent.
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
double-jointed
  1. having unusually flexible joints permitting an abnormal degree of motion of the parts

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