: in a loose manner
loosely attached
a collection of loosely connected stories
His shoes are set tidily together in a corner with his socks draped loosely across them.—
Felix Carroll
Felix CarrollTexting freed a generation from the strictures and inconvenience (and awkwardness) of phone calls, while allowing people to be more loosely and constantly connected.—Jenna Wortham
Jenna WorthamThe novel is loosely based on the life of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Loosely translated from Japanese, umami means delicious or yummy.—N. Seppa
N. SeppaExamples of loosely in a Sentence
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 20 May 2025
Aunt Phoebe is standing under one, the noose already looped loosely around her neck.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
Kobayashi also loosely detailed the more harrowing remnants of the experience.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Bond yields rose after the late Friday announcement, and mortgage rates loosely follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 May 2025
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosely. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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