lax
adjective, lax·er, lax·est.
Origin of lax
Related Words for lax
sloppy, negligent, careless, lenient, indifferent, soft, vague, broad, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil-may-care, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, inaccurate, indefinite, inexact, neglectfulExamples from the Web for lax
Contemporary Examples of lax
Conservatives have attacked the lax security under Obama, even straining to tie the threat to ISIS.
In the age of the Internet and in our lax regulatory environment, there are more quacks than ever before.
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor'Penny Lane
September 16, 2014
It is also quite easy to drive from California to Nevada, which also has lax gun laws.
How the Gun Nuts Try to Excuse Away the Santa Barbara Slaughter—and Why They’re All WrongCliff Schecter
May 27, 2014
If lax guns laws and more guns overall made people safer, the United States would be the safest place in the world.
How the Gun Nuts Try to Excuse Away the Santa Barbara Slaughter—and Why They’re All WrongCliff Schecter
May 27, 2014
Blame for the deaths fell on lax safety measures, which allowed the victims to get too near to the test site.
Branson’s Galactic Obstacles: Tom Bower Puts a Damper on Virgin’s Space Flight DreamsClive Irving
January 30, 2014
Historical Examples of lax
Their discipline was lax, and many of them had left their posts, and gone off into the town.
Stories from ThucydidesH. L. Havell
We are lax, indeed, but possibly that is why we are so kind.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
If any one imagines that this law is lax, let him keep its commandment one day.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
"A little too lax, also, for the proprieties of English life," added Lady Vyner.
Luttrell Of ArranCharles James Lever
Their bodies were so lax that their short weekly promenade to the cemetery exhausted them.
SacrificeStephen French Whitman