1. (

• loosely ,
• slackly

) in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely" ;

2. (

• loosely ,

) in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states" ;

3. (

• broadly ,
• loosely ,
• broadly_speaking ,
• generally

) without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" ;

4. (

• loosely ,

) structurally open and not compact or close; "loosely knit"; "loosely woven cloth"; "loosely structured organization" ;