loosely
Example Sentences
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The Jewish faith has a moral obligation of tzedakah, loosely defined as charity but literally translated as righteousness.
The facade presents a series of rectangular frames, loosely stacked atop one another, as if we were peering into so many open boxes.
Even if you’ve never read “The Stand,” this is a chance to sample the best in the genre, constrained only loosely by the actions of Mr. King’s original villain, Randall Flagg.
This does not, of course, foreclose another question: Does the book add anything of additional value—defining the term, loosely, to include perspective and narrative fluency?
Local residents dubbed it Boko Haram - a name which in the Hausa language loosely translates as "Western education is forbidden" because of their opposition to Western-style schools.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
