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Loosely

/ˈluːsli/

In a loose manner.

📖 Definitions of "Loosely"

adverb
  1. 1

    In a loose manner.

  2. 2

    Not tightly.

    "Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them."

  3. 3

    Approximately.

    "It's red, to use the term loosely, sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish."

  4. 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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