Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Loosely \Loose"ly\, adv.
   In a loose manner.

Source : WordNet®

loosely
     adv 1: in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"
            [syn: {slackly}]
     2: in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
     3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he
        interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {broadly
        speaking}, {generally}] [ant: {narrowly}]
     4: knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"