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Loosely
Meaning
Adv
●
In a
loose
manner.
●
Not tightly.
●
Approximately.
●
Used to
indicate
an
imprecise
use of
words
;
short for
loosely
speaking
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Origin
loosely
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
loose
English
lauss
Old Norse
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Etym
Antonyms
Tightly
Related
Liberally
Broadly
Tenuously
Sparsely
Sloppily
Lightly
Crudely
Weakly
Thinly
Imprecisely
Narrowly
Ambiguously
Heavily
Tightly
Informally
Vaguely
Flimsily
Colloquially
Casually
Aptly
Softly
Densely
Generically
Coarsely
Variously
Superficially
Rigidly
Intricately
Delicately
Simplistically
Confusingly
Gently
Poorly
Commonly
Tight
Finely
Thickly
Clumsily
Snugly
Conventionally
Compactly
Neatly
Descriptively
Elaborately
Unstructured
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