Loosely

adverb

/ˈluːsli/

Word Frequency: 4.9

Definitions

1.adverbIn a loose manner.

2.adverbNot tightly.

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

3.adverbApproximately.

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

4.adverbUsed to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking

"A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish."

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