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Webster 1913 Edition
Loosely
Loose′ly
,adv.
In a loose manner.
Webster 1828 Edition
Loosely
LOOSELY
,adv.
1.
Not fast; not firmly; that may be easily disengaged; as things loosely tied or connected.2.
Without confinement.Her golden locks for haste were loosely shed about her ears.
3.
Without union or connection.Part loosely wing the region.
4.
Irregularly; not with the usual restraints.A bishop living loosely, was charged that his conversation was not according to the apostle's lives.
5.
Negligently; carelessly; heedlessly; as a mind loosely employed.6.
Meanly; slightly.A prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weak a composition.
7.
Wantonly; dissolutely; unchastely.Definition 2024
loosely
loosely
English
Adverb
loosely (comparative more loosely, superlative most loosely)
- In a loose manner.
- Not tightly.
- Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.
- Approximately.
- It's red, to use the term loosely, sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish.
- Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking
- A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.
Antonyms
- (not tightly): tightly
Translations
not tightly