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Loosely vs Mildly - What's the difference?

loosely | mildly |

As adverbs the difference between loosely and mildly

is that loosely is in a loose manner while mildly is in a mild manner.

loosely

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a loose manner.
  • Not tightly.
  • Insert all the bolts loosely , then tighten them.
  • Approximately.
  • It's red, to use the term loosely , sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish.
  • A whale is, loosely''', maybe very '''loosely , a fish.

    Antonyms

    * (not tightly) tightly

    Anagrams

    * English hedges

    mildly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a mild manner.
  • To a mild degree; slightly.
  • a mildly amusing joke

    Derived terms

    * to put it mildly