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lax

/læks/

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adjective
emptying easily or excessively
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loose unconstipated regular
adjective
lacking in rigor or strictness
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"such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable" "lax in attending classes"

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slack negligent
adjective
lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
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"a lax rope"

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floppy limp loose loose-jointed sagging slack tensionless wilted drooping droopy

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tense
adjective
pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
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Opposite:

tense

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