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Meaning of lax

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lax

Pronunciation:/læks//læks/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

    Example: The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.

  2. Loose; not tight or taut.

    Example: The rope fell lax.

  3. Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.

  4. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lax

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