adjective
- not strict or severe; careless about rules or standards
- not tight or tense; loose
Examples
- The teacher was too lax about homework deadlines.
- Security at the airport seemed surprisingly lax.
- His lax attitude toward studying hurt his grades.
- The rope was lax and needed to be tightened.
- Lax enforcement of the rules led to chaos.
- She kept a lax grip on the steering wheel.
- The company’s lax safety standards caused problems.