loosely

English

Etymology

loose +‎ -ly

Adverb

loosely (comparative more loosely, superlative most loosely)

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.

Antonyms

• (not tightly): tightly

Translations

not tightly

Catalan: en termes generals (ca), sense ésser estrictes (ca) Czech: volně (cs)

Dutch: ruim (nl) Polish: luźno (pl)

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