lax
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4.6
- adjective
- /læks/
:
laxo
- But the rules of evidence are generally lax in proceedings for restraining orders.
- lax enforcement
- lax standards
- lax regulations
Their return policy is a little too LAX.
- Their return policy is a little too LAX.
- I'm actually really LAX with eye cream, caffeine, green tea, vitamin E and pomegranate.
Examples
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Maybe he saw it as his duty to show us how lax our security was.
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A state bank would only encourage lax fiscal policy and drive up the cost for everyone.
Blog text (19) -
Now, in America, where standards were more lax, it was too late for him to develop a taste for it.
Fiction book (1997) -
So this has to go beyond just lax security in a dangerous area.
Blog text (12) -
Yeah, things are really lax at the Manchester station.
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Yeah, well, I want to know why the security is so lax.
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I too had questioned the rather lax security given the location and timing of the attack.
Blog text (18) -
They must have been lax in surveillance.
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The advocates of high standards believe that teachers have been too lax in selecting challenging, complex objectives for learner attainment.
Academic text (1999) -
The coach criticized the players for their lax attitude during practice.
Synonyms
275
1.0
Not strict and allowing people more freedom
32
4.4
Not strict about rules and punishment
1
9.1
Relaxed about rules or limits
1
4.3
Not careful or strict, often causing mistakes
Antonyms
Compounds
How Careful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lax comes from the Latin laxus, meaning 'loose', and the idea is the same in relax. That is why a lax rule or person is 'not strict' or not careful enough.