Archaic or dialectal term for a salmon.
Definitionen
Archaic or dialectal: a salmon. The fisherman proudly displayed the lax he had just caught.
Obsolete verb meaning 'to loosen' or 'to slacken'.
Definitionen
Obsolete: to loosen or to make less tight; to slacken. They used oil to lax the stiff hinges.
Used as the comparative form of the adjective "lax"; frequently appears attributively.
Definitionen
More lax; less strict or severe. The new rules are laxer than the previous ones.
Synonyme
more lenient
more permissive
more relaxed
more slack
more negligent
more careless
more indulgent
less strict
less stringent
more tolerant
more remiss
more forgiving