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How to pronounce lax in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms loose
Derivation laxness
Type Words
Synonyms slack
Derivation laxity, laxness


such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable.
lax in attending classes.
Type Words
Derivation laxness


a lax rope.
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Examples of lax

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The trouble is the fine for nonpayment is just $1, and enforcement has been lax.
From the bostonherald.com
It's different this time because the main culprit is lax underwriting standards.
From the businessweek.com
We travel there a couple of times a year and would love not having to go to LAX.
From the ocregister.com
Any individual can challenge lax state agencies as well as polluting industries.
From the time.com
She takes a laid-back approach to parenting, but wonders if she's being too lax.
From the ocregister.com
The Lakers did not practice Friday, spending the day flying from LAX to Chicago.
From the dailynews.com
He said the state's rules allowing 25 percent of land to be covered are too lax.
From the newsobserver.com
But the brothers know it's insured, and security is lax, so what could go wrong?
From the independent.co.uk
Yoo got a little lax, letting her hand slip to about the bottom of her rib cage.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • Lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
  • Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
  • Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"
  • Emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
  • (laxness) the quality of being lax and neglectful
  • (laxness) the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"
  • Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California, the second-most populated metropolitan area of the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually (el-a-ex). ...
  • LAX is the third studio album by rapper The Game, released on August 22, 2008. While recording the album, he frequently stated that he will retire after releasing the album, Accessed August 25, 2008. but he's recently stated he will be releasing a album in 2010 titled The R.E.D. Album. ...
  • Lax is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The name Lax is derived from the Latin word "lacus" meaning lake. ...