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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (4)

1. in a relaxed manner; not rigid;
- Example: "his hands lay loosely"
[syn: loosely, slackly]

2. in a loose manner;
- Example: "a union of loosely federated states"

3. without regard to specific details or exceptions;
- Example: "he interprets the law broadly"
[syn: broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generally]

4. knitted in a loose manner;
- Example: "loosely knit"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"