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
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Loosely as an adverb:
In a loose manner.
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Loosely as an adverb:
Not tightly.
Examples:
"Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them."
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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."
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Loosely as an adverb:
Examples:
"A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish."
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Tightly as an adverb:
In a tight manner.
Examples:
"tightly clenched fingers"