lax
adjective
[ laks ]
• not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
• "lax security arrangements at the airport"
Similar:
slack,
slipshod,
negligent,
neglectful,
remiss,
careless,
heedless,
unmindful,
inattentive,
slapdash,
offhand,
casual,
easy-going,
lenient,
permissive,
soft,
liberal,
non-restrictive,
indulgent,
overindulgent,
complaisant,
over-tolerant,
irresponsible,
sloppy,
• (of the limbs or muscles) relaxed.
• "muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘loose’, said of the bowels): from Latin laxus .
lax
noun
• lacrosse.
• "I wore pads and a helmet whenever I played lax"
Origin:
1950s: abbreviation of lacrosse, with x representing crosse (by association with cross).
