loosely
/ˈluːsli/
adverb
- 1
In a loose manner.
- 2
Not tightly.
“Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.”
- 3
Approximately.
“It's red, to use the term loosely, sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish.”
- 4
Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking
“A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.”
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