Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Loosely"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loosely \Loose"ly\, adv.
In a loose manner.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
loosely
adv 1: in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"
[syn: {slackly}]
2: in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he
interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {broadly
speaking}, {generally}] [ant: {narrowly}]
4: knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"
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