laxer

adjective

emptying easily or excessively

lacking in firmness or tension

pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

lacking in rigor or strictness

Roots

laxuslax- · Latin · loose

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