The difference between Loosely and Tightly

When used as adverbs, loosely means in a loose manner, whereas tightly means in a tight manner.


check bellow for the other definitions of Loosely and Tightly

  1. Loosely as an adverb:

    In a loose manner.

  2. Loosely as an adverb:

    Not tightly.

    Examples:

    "Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them."

  3. Loosely as an adverb:

    Approximately.

    Examples:

    "It's red, to use the term loosely, sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish."

  4. Loosely as an adverb:

    Examples:

    "A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish."

  1. Tightly as an adverb:

    In a tight manner.

    Examples:

    "tightly clenched fingers"

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