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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lax \Lax\ (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. {Laxer} (l[a^]ks"[~e]r);
superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish},
{Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.]
1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax
bandage; lax fiber.
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The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.
--Ray.
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2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague;
equivocal.
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The discipline was lax. --Macaulay.
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Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in
matters of the passions. --J. A.
Symonds.
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The word "[ae]ternus" itself is sometimes of a lax
signification. --Jortin.
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3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
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Syn: Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained;
dissolute; licentious.
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