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lax

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  1. negligent             
 
lax \'laks\ \lak-'sa--sh*n\ aj [ME, fr. L laxus loose - more at SLACK] of 
   the bowels  1a: LOOSE, OPEN  1b: having loose bowels  2: not strict or 
   stringent  3a: not tense, firm, or rigid : SLACK  3b: having an open or 
   loose texture  3c: having the constituents spread apart {a ~ flower 
   cluster}  of a speech sound  4: produced with the muscles involved in a 
   relatively relaxed state (as th e vowels /i/ and /u./ in contrast with the 
   vowels /e-/ and /u:/ - lax.a.tion n