Adverbial loosely has 4 senses
  1. loosely, slackly - in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"
    Derived from adjective loose9
  2. loosely - in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
    Derived from adjective
    loose1
  3. broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generally - without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
  4. loosely - knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"
    Derived from adjective
    loose10
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