Lax \Lax\ (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. {Laxer} (l[a^]ks"[~e]r);
superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish},
{Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.]
1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax
bandage; lax fiber.

The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.
--Ray.

2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague;
equivocal.

The discipline was lax. --Macaulay.

Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in
matters of the passions. --J. A.
Symonds.

The word ``[ae]ternus'' itself is sometimes of a lax
signification. --Jortin.

3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

Syn: Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained;
dissolute; licentious.