LAX, adjective [Latin laxus.] 1. Loose; flabby; soft; not tense, firm or rigid; as lax flesh; a lax fiber. 2. Slack; not tight or tense; as a lax cord. 3. Not firly united; of loose texture; as gravel and the like laxer matter. 4. Not rigidly exact; as a lax moral discourse. 5. Not strict; as lax morals. 6. Loose in the bowels; having too frequent discharges. LAX, noun 1. A looseness; diarrhea. 2. A species of fish or salmon. [Not in use.]
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