loosely

2 definitions found

loosely - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Loosely \Loose"ly\, adv.
     In a loose manner.
     [1913 Webster]

loosely - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  loosely
      adv 1: in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"
             [syn: loosely, slackly]
      2: in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
      3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he
         interprets the law broadly" [syn: broadly, loosely,
         broadly speaking, generally] [ant: narrowly]
      4: knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"