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lax
has definitions from the field of phonetics
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[ adjective ] lacking in rigor or strictness
Synonyms Examples "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable" "lax in attending classes" "slack in maintaining discipline" Used in print (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)The treatment seems unnecessarily loose_jointed and complex , largely because the method is lax and the analysis seems never to be pushed to a satisfactory or even a consistent stopping-point . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] tolerant or lenient
Examples "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children" "procedures are lax and discipline is weak" "too soft on the children" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight
Examples "a lax rope" Related terms tense loose drooping loose-jointed tensionless relaxed floppy loose |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11506
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[ adjective ] emptying easily or excessively
Synonyms Examples "loose bowels" Related terms |
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