Lax - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |læks|  American pronunciation of the word lax
Brit.  |læks|  British pronunciation of the word lax

adjective

- lacking in rigor or strictness (syn: slack)
such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
lax in attending classes
- emptying easily or excessively (syn: loose)

Extra examples

The university has been lax about enforcing these rules.

...lax parents who let their kids stay out as late as they want...

He fell back in his chair and lay lax with closed eyes.

The police were lax in enforcing the law.

They are lax about their appearance.

The company has been lax in carrying out its duties.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: laxer
superlative: laxest
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