Loosely

Origin

loose + -ly

Full definition of loosely

Adverb

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.
4. Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speakingA whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.

Antonyms

• (not tightly) tightly

Anagrams

• oleoyls