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loosely
Universal Words
adverb
1 in a way that is not firm or tight:
She fastened the belt loosely around her waist. * Hold the rope loosely between your finger and thumb.
2 in a way that is not exact:
to use a term loosely * The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia. * Economic growth can be loosely defined as an increase in GDP. * The two problems are only loosely related.
