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Word entry · 7 letters

loosely

Best crossword clue

"Not tightly"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈluːsli/Part of speech adverbSorted elloosyStarts with LEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1L2O3O4S5E6L7Y

Definitions

  1. structurally open and not compact or close

Word origin

From Middle English lously; equivalent to loose + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • Then she fell back on the altar and her fingers dangled loosely on its edge, her feet uncrossed and lay beside each other.
  • It was an April Fool hoax, of course. 31200 had been rigged up with a single lightweight wooden [name] plate (loosely held on by Blu Tack).
  • Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.

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