lax (
http://definr.com/lax)
adj 1: lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways
are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes";
"slack in maintaining discipline" [syn:
slack]
2: (phonetics) pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed
(e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') [ant:
tense]
3: not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"
[ant:
tense]
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" [syn:
flaccid,
limp,
slack]
5: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their
children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak";
"too soft on the children" [syn:
indulgent,
lenient,
soft]
6: emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" [syn:
loose]