loose
/lus/ adj [-er/-est only] (NOT TIGHT)Definition
› not tight; not fitting closely to the body or the thing that is covered: Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class. › Loose can also mean not closely following something original, or not exact: The film is a loose adaptation of Conrad’s novel.
(Definition of loose adj (NOT TIGHT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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