loosely
/ˈluːsli/ adverb B2- In a loose manner.
- Not tightly. · Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.
- 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
- Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking · A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.
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