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looselyadverb

uk ​ /ˈluːs.li/ us ​ /ˈluːs.li/

loosely adverb (NOT FIRMLY)

› in a way that is not firmly held or attached:

The parcel had only been loosely wrapped, and the paper had come off.

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(Definition of “loosely” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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looselyadverb

us ​ /ˈlus·li/

› not tightly; not in a way that fits closely to the body or the thing that is covered:

The package was loosely wrapped.

› not put together tightly; with spaces between the parts that form a structure:

a loosely knit sweater

(Definition of “loosely” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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