[
UK
/lˈæks/
]
[ US /ˈɫæks/ ]
[ US /ˈɫæks/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
-
lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
a lax rope -
emptying easily or excessively
loose bowels -
lacking in rigor or strictness
slack in maintaining discipline
lax in attending classes
such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
How To Use lax In A Sentence
- Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
- By recording the spectra of several distant quasars whose light pierces the Milky Way, the spacecraft revealed some 50 ultraviolet-absorbing gas clouds around our galaxy.
- She also lent me a couple of Ben Elton books which were good, but not as good for relaxing as they have a whole dark seedy side.
- On the fives court, his nervous housemaster could relax, “rushing about,” as Roald described it, “shrieking what a little fool he is, and calling himself all sorts of names when he misses the ball.” Storyteller
- The trek was a bit monotonous at times - I wanted to go faster - but it was relaxing, enjoyable and worth the sore backside.
- If it were a little more curved it would collapse, imploding on itself in a cosmic crunch; a little less curved, and every star, planet, sun and galaxy would fly apart from each other and so would every atom of matter in each of them.
- Their movements have a likable jazzy syncopation, a bit of relaxed jive.
- To explain this, they hypothesise that galaxies must contain a great deal of missing matter which cannot be detected.
- By night the beach comes alive with the sound of reggae from relaxed bars. Times, Sunday Times
- The depth and rate of breathing are controlled by special centres in the brain, which influence the nerves that cause contraction and relaxation of the muscles of respiration.