Loosely vs Widely - What's the difference?
loosely | widely |
In a loose manner.
Not tightly.
Approximately.
commonly; generally; to a great degree
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 19
, author=Kerry Brown
, title=Kim Jong-il obituary
, work=The Guardian
* 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
separated by a large distance
As adverbs the difference between loosely and widely
is that loosely is in a loose manner while widely is commonly; generally; to a great degree.loosely
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Insert all the bolts loosely , then tighten them.
- 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) tightlyAnagrams
* English hedgeswidely
English
Adverb
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- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.