lax#1 (a)

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type a
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def lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
examples a lax rope
a limp handshake
Outgoing links
Also see loose
Derivationally related form lax → laxness
Antonym lax → tense
Similar to drooping, droopy, sagging; limp; floppy; loose, slack; loose-jointed; tensionless
Incoming links
Also see loose
Antonym tense → lax
Similar to drooping, droopy, sagging; limp; floppy; loose, slack; loose-jointed; tensionless
Derivationally related form laxness → lax

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