loosely connected
- tenuousLacking solid foundation
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
peripheral · drifting · threadbare · sketchy · patchy · disjointed · meandering · floating · nebulous · hazy · distant · frayed · unraveling · sparse · intermittent · casual · tendrils · cobweb
degree of connection/integration
loosely connectedwell-connected
Having influential contacts
interconnected · enmeshed · intertwined · interlocked · inseparable
structural cohesion
loosely connectedunified
Combined into one
consolidated · compact · monolithic · seamless · cohesive