joined up

adjective

cursive

“Yesterday, the class started to learn joined-up writing.”

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Meanings

adjectivejoined up (comparative more joined up, superlative most joined up)

comparative more joined up · superlative most joined up · alternative joined-up

  1. handwritingcursive

    Yesterday, the class started to learn joined-up writing.

  2. oftensarcasticcoherent
  3. governmentcoordinated across government departments

    The government do not have a joined-up policy on education.

    1 more example

    Sadly, we need joined-up thinking and action from government - one thing that's been in short supply.

    2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 79
verb

alternative joined-up

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of join up
Cite this entry
APA

joined up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joined%20up

MLA

“joined up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joined%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joined up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joined%20up.

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