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Dissolute But Not Tight Crossword Clue

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adjective

• not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

• not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• not affixed

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

• not officially recognized or controlled

• not literal

• emptying easily or excessively

• not tense or taut

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not carefully arranged in a package

• having escaped, especially from confinement

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• turn loose or free from restraint

• make loose or looser

• become loose or looser or less tight

26%5 It helps keep a tight ship tight
noun

• ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

• heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together

verb

• direct one's attention on something

• fasten with a rivet or rivets

• hold (someone's attention)

24%11Dissolute revelry
noun

• an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)

• a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

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