Definition of "loosely" in English

adverb

1. In a loose manner.

2. Not tightly.

   • Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.

3. Approximately.

   • It's red, to use the term loosely, sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish.
   • a comic loosely based on an Old Norse epic

4. Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking

   • A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.