Definitions
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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