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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loosely \Loose"ly\, adverb In a loose manner.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
loosely
adverb
1: in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely" [syn: {slackly}]
2: in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {broadly speaking}, {generally}] [ant: {narrowly}]
4: knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"
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