: 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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Even Kim Kardashian’s tousled platinum hair was loosely plaited into a fishtail braid in the back.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 May 2024
Polynomials are closely related to ideas from geometry, yet over the finite field with two elements, their arithmetic becomes loosely analogous to the arithmetic of whole numbers — opening up the possibility that in this setting, visual intuition can be applied to questions in number theory.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
The paintings and sculptures loosely evoke seafaring imagery, with rising wave shapes and a sense of swirling movement.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
Cover loosely; bake about 10 minutes more or until heated through.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2011
The site has added a trio of games to its offerings for members, which all loosely follow the Wordle model that has proved so successful for the New York Times.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Tying some storylines together loosely are Charlie’s ex-wife Martha (Diane Lane) and Martha’s best friend Joyce (Lucy Liu), who seems to run a cosmetics empire, but really… whatever.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
The Rooms There are 122 guest rooms (41 of which are suites) spanning from floors six to 13, the smallest of which — small being used loosely here — starts at 592 square feet.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024
The projects were supported by the American Rescue Plan Act, which funneled $394 million to the city and $184 million to the county in loosely restricted funds, not including federal funds distributed by the state.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 May 2024
Polynomials are closely related to ideas from geometry, yet over the finite field with two elements, their arithmetic becomes loosely analogous to the arithmetic of whole numbers — opening up the possibility that in this setting, visual intuition can be applied to questions in number theory.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
The paintings and sculptures loosely evoke seafaring imagery, with rising wave shapes and a sense of swirling movement.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
Cover loosely; bake about 10 minutes more or until heated through.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2011
The site has added a trio of games to its offerings for members, which all loosely follow the Wordle model that has proved so successful for the New York Times.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Tying some storylines together loosely are Charlie’s ex-wife Martha (Diane Lane) and Martha’s best friend Joyce (Lucy Liu), who seems to run a cosmetics empire, but really… whatever.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
The Rooms There are 122 guest rooms (41 of which are suites) spanning from floors six to 13, the smallest of which — small being used loosely here — starts at 592 square feet.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024
The projects were supported by the American Rescue Plan Act, which funneled $394 million to the city and $184 million to the county in loosely restricted funds, not including federal funds distributed by the state.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosely. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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