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   lax

   /laks/

   adjective

   • 1. not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful: "lax security arrangements at the airport"
   • 2. (of the limbs or muscles) relaxed: "muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax"
   • ▪ (of the bowels) loose.
   • ▪ (of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. "the merger of tense and lax vowels before ‘l’"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘loose’, said of the bowels): from Latin laxus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. laxly adverb
   • 2. laxness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • X

     8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLAX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LAX definition: 1. without much care, attention, or control: 2. not severe or strong enough: 3. loose rather than…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › laxLax Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LAX is loose, open. How to use lax in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lax.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLAX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LAX meaning: 1. without much care, attention, or control: 2. not severe or strong enough: 3. loose rather than…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › laxLAX Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Lax definition: not strict or severe; careless or negligent. See examples of LAX used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that a person's behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLAX | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   LAX definition: not careful enough or not well controlled: . Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › laxLax - definition of lax by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness. See Synonyms at negligent. 2. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack. See Synonyms at loose. 3. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements. 4. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed, as the vowel (ĕ) in let.