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