Badly and Loosely

Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

Loosely and badly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loosely" instead an adverb "Badly".

Nearby Word: bad

Loosely

Loosely adverb - Knitted in a loose manner.
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Synonyms for Loosely

Badly and loosely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Loosely".

Nearby Words: loose, loosen, looseness

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly is a classic British sitcom written by Simon Nye, very loosely adapted from a not-particularly-successful novel he wrote in the late 80s.
  • Film / The Food of the Gods It was directed by Bert I Gordon, so it naturally has people fighting against (badly done) giant things.Loosely based on a H. G.
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