laid-back

or laid·back

[ leyd-bak ]
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adjectiveSlang.
  1. relaxed or unhurried:laid-back music rhythms.

  2. free from stress; easygoing; carefree: a laid-back way of living.

Origin of laid-back

1
1905–10, for an earlier sense; 1970–75 for current sense

Words Nearby laid-back

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How to use laid-back in a sentence

  • She circled around him with her ears laid back, and when any one approached too near she unlimbered her heels for action.

  • When the currant struck Twinkleheels he laid back his ears, dropped his head, and let fly with both hind feet.

    The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • But he laid back upon the grass again with his hands clasped behind his head and his brow drawn down thoughtfully.

  • He looked ugly to exaggeration, his ears laid back and his nostrils as big as crowns, and his teeth bared time and time.

    Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
  • Zoe gripped the kitten tighter, laid back her ears, closed her eyes, and leaped.

    Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Haviland

British Dictionary definitions for laid-back

laid-back

adjective
  1. informal relaxed in style, character, or behaviour; easy-going and unhurried

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