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lax

adjective

Emptying easily or excessively

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
L
Ends with
X
Contains
A
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Emptying easily or excessively

    “Loose bowels”

adjective

  1. Lacking in rigor or strictness

    “Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable”

adjective

  1. Lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

    “A lax rope”

adjective

  1. Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in ‘bet’)

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Example Sentences

Loose bowels
Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
Lax in attending classes
Slack in maintaining discipline
A lax rope

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