Meanings
verbsit loosely (third-person singular simple present sits loosely, present participle sitting loosely, simple past and past participle sat loosely)
present singular third person sits loosely · participle present sitting loosely · participle past sat loosely · past sat loosely
- alternativeAlternative form of sit loose.
Oh, blessed position to be in waiting for the Master's coming, sitting loosely to everything on earth, and living in comparative indifference to all the world calls good or great.
1864, The Gospel magazine, and theological review (series 5, volume 3, page 407)
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