lax
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lax Definition
(a)
pronounced
with
muscles
relatively
relaxed
(
e
.
g
.,
the
vowel
sound
in
`
bet
'')
(a)
not
taut
or
rigid
;
not
stretched
or
held
tight
; "
a
lax
rope
"
(s)
lacking
in
rigor
or
strictness
; "
such
lax
and
slipshod
ways
are
no
longer
acceptable
"; "
lax
in
attending
classes
"; "
slack
in
maintaining
discipline
"
(s)
lacking
in
strength
or
firmness
or
resilience
; "
flaccid
muscles
"; "
took
his
lax
hand
in
hers
"; "
gave
a
limp
handshake
"; "
a
limp
gesture
as
if
waving
away
all
desire
to
know
"
G
.
K
.
Chesterton
; "
a
slack
grip
"
(s)
tolerant
or
lenient
; "
indulgent
parents
risk
spoiling
their
children
"; "
procedures
are
lax
and
discipline
is
weak
"; "
too
soft
on
the
children
"
(s)
emptying
easily
or
excessively
; "
loose
bowels
"
lax Synonyms
flaccid
indulgent
lax
lenient
limp
loose
slack
soft
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