Adjective
1. lacking in rigor or strictness;
"such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable""lax in attending classes""slack in maintaining discipline"2. pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
3. not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight;
"a lax rope"4. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
"flaccid muscles""took his lax hand in hers""gave a limp handshake""a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton"a slack grip"5. tolerant or lenient;
"indulgent parents risk spoiling their children""procedures are lax and discipline is weak""too soft on the children"6. emptying easily or excessively;
"loose bowels"