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Definition of loosely : In a loose manner.

Synonyms:

descriptive, unlimited, 101, generally, unconditional, in general, general, blow-by-blow, extensive, endless, undone, unregulated, lax, broad-brush, elaborate, detailed, loose, broad, unsecured, free-floating, uncontrolled, wobbly, broadly speaking, broadly, mostly, unrestricted, limitless, more often than not, unsupported, edited, by and large, free, bottomless, infinite, boundless, slack, in the main

incoherently, inexactly, chaotically, laxly, messily, insanely, inchoately, indistinctly, shapelessly, confusedly, inconsistently, irregularly, obscurely, formlessly, lawlessly, unevenly, disorderly, amorphously, indefinitely

freely, slackly, tolerantly, nihilistically, anarchically

disjointedly, discontinuously, divergently, non-uniformly, sporadically, brokenly

Usage examples:

• His height could scarcely have reached five feet, of which the head formed fully a fourth part; and even this was rendered in appearance still greater by a mass of loosely floating black hair that fell upon his neck and shoulders, and gave him much the air of a " black lion" on a sign board. - "The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete", Charles James Lever (1806-1872).
• Wasted by his illness, Goddard's uniform hung loosely on him. - "The Lost Despatch", Natalie Sumner Lincoln.
• The hand which held it dropped on the arm of the chair, loosely. - "Home Fires in France", Dorothy Canfield.