: in a loose manner
loosely attached
a collection of loosely connected stories
His shoes are set tidily together in a corner with his socks draped loosely across them.—
Felix Carroll
Felix CarrollTexting freed a generation from the strictures and inconvenience (and awkwardness) of phone calls, while allowing people to be more loosely and constantly connected.—Jenna Wortham
Jenna WorthamThe novel is loosely based on the life of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Loosely translated from Japanese, umami means delicious or yummy.—N. Seppa
N. SeppaExamples of loosely in a Sentence
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The rebels have loosely defined what constitutes an Israeli ship, meaning many vessels could be targeted, some of which have had little or no connection to Israel.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In the end, Harris wasn’t talking about the issues that swing voters and loosely attached voters cared the most about and Trump was.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Hackers also use unsigned or loosely signed binaries.
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His depth of emotion was achieved by thinking about his own uncle Eddie, on whom Graham’s character is loosely based.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In the end, Harris wasn’t talking about the issues that swing voters and loosely attached voters cared the most about and Trump was.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Hackers also use unsigned or loosely signed binaries.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
His depth of emotion was achieved by thinking about his own uncle Eddie, on whom Graham’s character is loosely based.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosely. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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