laxly

Variant of lax

lax definition

lax (laks)

adjective

    1. loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels
    2. having lax bowels
  2. slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight
  3. not strict or exact; careless lax morals
  4. Bot. loose; open: said of a flower cluster
  5. Phonet. articulated with the jaw and tongue muscles relatively relaxed: said of certain vowels, as (e) and (i)

Etymology: ME < L laxus < IE base *(s)lēg-, loose, lax > slack

noun

a lax vowel

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