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lax
What does lax mean?
lax (adjective): lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use lax in a sentence?
- Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Lax in attending classes. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce lax?
/læks/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does lax come from?
Borrowed from Latin laxus (“wide, roomy, loose”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “lax” mean?
not able; lacking a certain ability
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lacking care; neglectful, negligent
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feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful
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at or constituting a border or edge
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