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lax

Dictionary definition · lax

adjective

  1. lacking in rigor or strictness"such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"
  2. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in ‘bet’)
  3. lacking in firmness or tension; not taut"a lax rope"
  4. emptying easily or excessively"loose bowels"

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).