Looser

//ˈluːsə// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who looses, who sets loose or frees.

    "Therefore we cannot but infer that they did not understand the promise of their Lord as uttered in a sense at variance with the established forms of language, as conveying the doctrine which the clerical binders and loosers of later ages teach."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of loser. alt-of, misspelling
Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of loose: more loose comparative, form-of

    "Her new T-shirt was just a little bit looser than the old one."

Synonyms

All synonyms
freeloosenloosenreleasebaggyfire

Example

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""Educational autism" in the California school system apparently has looser criteria than the DSM-IV's series of autistic disorders."

Etymology

From loose + -er.

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