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lax
(l/&/ks )

adjective (a)

  • pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking in strength or firmness or resilience(adj.all)
    Example:
    A lax rope.
    Synonym:
    limp
    Antonym:
    tense
    source: wordnet30
  • Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • A looseness; diarrhea.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • lacking in rigor or strictness(adj.all)
    Example:
    Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable.
    Lax in attending classes.
    Synonym:
    slack
    source: wordnet30
  • emptying easily or excessively(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    loose
    source: wordnet30

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