Antonyms for loosely

Grammar : Adv

Spell : loos

Phonetic Transcription : lus

Definition of loosely

Origin : late 14c., from loose + -ly (2).

As in approximately : adv nearly
As in freely : adv easily, smoothly done

Example sentences :

She wore a white gown, and her hair was loosely gathered in a knot.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

She had found him already in the boat, which was loosely chained to a stone.
Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor

Tie it loosely in muslin, and simmer in the milk for three-quarters of an hour; then strain.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

She did not press it; she held it loosely, as it were timidly, caressingly.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

Her hands lay on her lap motionless, one in the other loosely clasped.
Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

To his fellow-poet, Erasmus writes as a poet, loosely and with some affectation.
Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga

His bridle reins and rifle were loosely held in his bandaged right.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

Then he can bandage it loosely, and wait for Nature or a surgeon.
Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin

They were by now at the end of what might, loosely, be called their wits.
Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper

We are all bleached almost white; my uniform hangs about me loosely.
Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty

Synonyms for loosely

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