: 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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The plot loosely draws from and includes actual footage from real-life events including the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, the 2001 Parliament attack, and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Store baba loosely covered at room temperature.
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The backstory The resort opened in December 2017 on a manmade island loosely shaped like a seahorse, just off Dubai’s Jumeirah residential neighbourhood.
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Created by Staples, Ian Edelman and Maurice Williams, the satirical comedy loosely inspired by Staples life was executive produced by Kenya Barris, Staples, Corey Smyth, William Stefan Smith, Andrea Sperling and Leonard Chang.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Store baba loosely covered at room temperature.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The backstory The resort opened in December 2017 on a manmade island loosely shaped like a seahorse, just off Dubai’s Jumeirah residential neighbourhood.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Created by Staples, Ian Edelman and Maurice Williams, the satirical comedy loosely inspired by Staples life was executive produced by Kenya Barris, Staples, Corey Smyth, William Stefan Smith, Andrea Sperling and Leonard Chang.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosely. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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