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The definition of lax
5 Definitions of: lax
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- adjective, lacking firmness; not strict
- adjective, lacking precision or definition
- adjective, not taut
- adjective, phonetics (of a speech sound) pronounced with little muscular effort and consequently having relatively imprecise accuracy of articulation and little temporal duration. In English the vowel i in bit is lax
- adjective, (of flower clusters) having loosely arranged parts
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| Synonyms: | slack, casual, careless, sloppy (informal), easy-going, negligent, lenient, slapdash, neglectful, slipshod | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | strict |
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