Crossword clues for laxest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lax \Lax\ (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. Laxer (l[a^]ks"[~e]r); superl. Laxest.] [L. laxus Cf. Laches, Languish, Lease, v. t., Leash.]
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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.
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Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
The discipline was lax.
--Macaulay.Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions.
--J. A. Symonds.The word ``[ae]ternus'' itself is sometimes of a lax signification.
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Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
Syn: Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativelax)