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Meaning of 'lax' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lax [ n.]
- A looseness; diarrhea.
2 . Lax [ v. t.]
- Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
- Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
- Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

Meaning of 'lax' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lax [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
Example in sentence:
  • a lax rope
2 . lax [ s]
Meaning (2):
- lacking in rigor or strictness
Example in sentence:
  • lax in attending classes;
  • slack in maintaining discipline;
  • such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
Meaning (3):
- emptying easily or excessively
Example in sentence:
  • loose bowels

Nearby Words:

laxation laxative laxativeness laxator laxity laxly laxness

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