# locker

locker is a German adjective meaning “loose”. Forms: lockerer, am lockersten.

## Forms

- Comparative: lockerer
- Superlative: am lockersten

## In other languages

- Русский: рыхлый, зыбкий, неплотный

## Adjective

1. loose
   - Die Schraube ist locker. — The screw is loose.
2. relaxed
3. relaxed; laid-back; easygoing; casual; easily
   - Wir treffen uns bei lockerer Atmosphäre und sprechen über unsere Erfahrungen.

## Adverb

1. loosely
2. relaxedly, casually
3. _with an estimate_ easily (expressing confidence in the value or estimation)
   - Es waren locker hundert Leute auf der Party. — There were easily a hundred people at the party.

## Examples

- Er hat ein paar Schrauben locker. — He has a few screws loose.
- Er hat eine Schraube locker. — That guy is totally nuts!
- Tom scheint ein lockerer Typ zu sein. — Tom seems easygoing.
- Tom ist etwas lockerer gekleidet als üblich. — Tom is dressed a little more casually than usual.
- Die Besprechung fand in lockerer Atmosphäre statt. — The meeting had an air of informality.

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