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[læks](careless or not strict in discipline or morals: Pupils have been rather lax about some of the school rules recently.) brezbrižen- laxity- laxness* * *I [læks]adjective ( laxly adverb)širokovesten, površen, popustljiv; nejasen ohlapen, medel, slabmedicine driskav; medicine lax bowels — driskaII [læks]nounzoology švedski ali norveški losos
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lax — [laks] adj. [ME < L laxus < IE base * (s)lēg , loose, lax > SLACK1] 1. a) loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels b) having lax bowels 2. slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight 3. not strict or exact … English World dictionary
lax´a|tive|ness — lax|a|tive «LAK suh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that speeds the emptying of the bowels. –adj. 1. helping to empty the bowels; mildly purgative. 2. having the property of relaxing. 3. Obsolete. unable to contain one s speech or emotions … Useful english dictionary
lax´a|tive|ly — lax|a|tive «LAK suh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that speeds the emptying of the bowels. –adj. 1. helping to empty the bowels; mildly purgative. 2. having the property of relaxing. 3. Obsolete. unable to contain one s speech or emotions … Useful english dictionary
lax|a|tive — «LAK suh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that speeds the emptying of the bowels. –adj. 1. helping to empty the bowels; mildly purgative. 2. having the property of relaxing. 3. Obsolete. unable to contain one s speech or emotions: »Fellowes … Useful english dictionary
LAX (disambiguation) — LAX or Lax may refer to:; Places :*Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX), Los Angeles main airportLos Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the #1 international gateway to Asia/Pacific. LAX is served by nearly 90 passenger and cargo… … Wikipedia
lax´ness — lax «laks», adjective. 1. not firm or tight; slack: »The package was tied so loosely that the cord was lax. SYNONYM(S): relaxed, flabby, loose. 2. not strict; careless: »Don t become lax about the schedule you have set for studying. The states… … Useful english dictionary
lax´ly — lax «laks», adjective. 1. not firm or tight; slack: »The package was tied so loosely that the cord was lax. SYNONYM(S): relaxed, flabby, loose. 2. not strict; careless: »Don t become lax about the schedule you have set for studying. The states… … Useful english dictionary
Lax — (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. {Laxer} (l[a^]ks [ e]r); superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish}, {Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. [1913 Webster] The flesh of that sort of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lax|i|ty — «LAK suh tee», noun. 1. lax condition or quality; lax conduct: »moral laxity.o> The newspapers accused local police of laxity in dealing with gamblers. 2. slackness or want of tension, especially in muscular or nervous fibers. 3. looseness,… … Useful english dictionary
lax — laxly, adv. laxness, n. /laks/, adj., laxer, laxest. 1. not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline. 2. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax rope; a lax handshake. 3. not rigidly exact or… … Universalium
lax — [[t]læks[/t]] adj. er, est 1) not strict or severe; negligent: lax morals[/ex] 2) loose or slack: a lax rope[/ex] 3) not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas[/ex] 4) loose, open, or not retentive, as the bowels 5) having the bowels loose or … From formal English to slang