loosely

1. In a loose manner.

   in a loose manner

2. Not tightly.

   Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.

   свобо́дноsvobódno, нежёсткоnežóstko, без сцепле́нияbez sceplénija

3. Approximately.

   It's red, to use the term loosely, sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish.

   a comic loosely based on an Old Norse epic

4. Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking

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

1. Sami uses that term very loosely.

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2. Mary removed the band from her ponytail and allowed her hair to fall loosely about her neck.

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3. Some of the seams of the dress were held together only loosely by basting stitches, pending the final fitting.

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4. Helen promotes this unusual sport based loosely on tennis as way for the elderly to have fun and exercise.

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5. Berber, an Afroasiatic language, is loosely related to Semitic languages.

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