loosely

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈluːsli/

Adverb

loosely

1. In a loose manner.
2. Not tightly.

   Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.

3. Approximately.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus: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 speaking

   A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.

Antonyms

• (not tightly) tightly

Translations

• French: sans serrer
• Italian: allentato
• Russian: свобо́дно

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