well-knit

[ wel-nit ]

/ ˈwɛlˈnɪt /

closely joined together or related; firmly constructed: a well-knit society; a well-knit plot; a muscular, well-knit body.

Sometimes well-knit·ted.

Origin of well-knit

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

He came with the repose of movement which is born of a well-knit frame, and a temperate life, and the grace of gentle blood.

The History of Sir Richard Calmady |Lucas Malet
Their complexion is a light bronze; they are stunted in stature, well-knit, and about the middle size.

The Story of Ida Pfeiffer |Anonymous
They are chiefly regiments of Chasseurs—small men in stature, but clean, hard, well-knit—splendid types.

High Adventure |James Norman Hall
His tall, well-knit figure moved with a certain athletic vitality, and his florid face was tanned like a pig-skin saddle-skirt.

The Tempering |Charles Neville Buck

He looked younger than his years, was not large, but had a well-knit, compact frame of medium height.

Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman |J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd

well-knit

(well knit when postpositive) strong, firm, or sturdy