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lax
adjective
Emptying easily or excessively
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adjective
Emptying easily or excessively
“Loose bowels”
adjective
Lacking in rigor or strictness
“Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable”
adjective
Lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
“A lax rope”
adjective
Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in ‘bet’)
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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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