Door not fastened fully

[Dr.Appalayya]

How to describe a door not fastened fully and hence it can open easily even with a little push?

 

[Alxmrphi]

We say "ajar"

 

[Dr.Appalayya]

'ajar' probably denotes 'half open', but it is not half open here, only loosely fastened.

 

[difficult cuss]

We say "closed to" i.e. the door was closed to the frame, but the lock was not engaged.

 

[Ms Missy]

In my area, we say, "The door wasn't closed tight." That shows that the door was actually closed, but evidently not enough to make it secure. This happens a lot with car doors. I'm sure a few of us have had car doors fly open when least expected!

You could also say, "The door wasn't closed securely."

 

[Thomsen]

I would say "slightly ajar" or "wasn't quite closed".

 

[JamesM]

I would say "slightly ajar" or "wasn't quite closed".

I would also use this, with a possible addition of "closed but unlatched."