Apedia

Loosely ˈluːsli Adverb Bre Fastened Belt Waist Hold

Word loosely
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈluːsli / NAmE / ˈluːsli /
Example
  • she fastened the belt loosely around her waist.
  • hold the rope loosely between your finger and thumb.
  • to use a term loosely
  • the play is loosely based on his childhood in russia.
Sound Native audio playback is not supported.
Image
Search images by the word
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=loosely
Content

loosely

(adverb)BrE / ˈluːsli / NAmE / ˈluːsli /
  1. in a way that is not firm or tight
    • She fastened the belt loosely around her waist.
    • Hold the rope loosely between your finger and thumb.
  2. in a way that is not exact
    • to use a term loosely
    • The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia.
    • Economic growth can be loosely defined as an increase in GDP.
    • The two problems are only loosely related.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Tags: l

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Lord title high britain christ noun bre lɔːd

Previous card: Loose hair luːs cut broken somebody/something place i

Up to card list: [English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words