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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.
adj. lax·er, lax·est 1. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness. See Synonyms at negligent. 2. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack. See Synonyms at loose. 3. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements. 4. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed, as the vowel (ĕ) in let. lax·ation n. laxly adv. laxness n. |
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