1 ADJ [ADJ n] （书写）连笔的 In joined-up writing, you join all the letters in each word together, without taking your pen off the paper. This sort of writing is used by older children and adults. （书写）连笔的

2 ADJ [ADJ n] （计划、想法或组织）明智的，精明的，趋于成熟的 Journalists sometimes use joined-up to describe plans, ideas, or organizations which seem sensible, sophisticated, and mature, especially when they think that they have been unsophisticated or immature in the past. （计划、想法或组织）明智的，精明的，趋于成熟的 [approval]