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loosey-goosier

loosey-goosier is the comparative form of loosey-goosey.

Meaning of loosey-goosey

Adjective

loosey-goosey (comparative more loosey-goosey or loosier-goosier or loosey-goosier, superlative most loosey-goosey or loosiest-goosiest or loosey-goosiest)

  1. (Canada, US) relaxed
    • They said that he couldn't hit International League pitching because he was too loosey-goosey at the plate.1946 July 8, “By Jim Coleman”, in The Globe and Mail
  2. (broadly, informal) laid back; disorganized; scattered
    • "Everything seemed to be real loosey-goosey," Mr. Williams said. "[…]I had lunch with him three times, and each time he said, 'Oh, I forgot to bring the papers.'"1991, Richard Perez-Pena, “Investment Manager Faces Charges of Securities Fraud”, in The New York Times

Questions about loosey-goosier

What is loosey-goosier the comparative form of?
Loosey-goosier is the comparative form of loosey-goosey.

Words near loosey-goosier in the dictionary

  1. loosestrifes
  2. looseth
  3. loosey
  4. loosey goosey
  5. loosey-goosey
  6. loosey-goosier
  7. loosey-goosiest
  8. loosh
  9. Looshan
  10. Looshans
  11. loosie

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