Lax

laks, a. Not tense, firm, or rigid; flabby; soft; not tight; sparse; not crowded; of loose texture; easy or indulgent in principles or discipline; having too frequent alvine discharges; slack; unrestrained; to di olute; licentious. — re. A loosene ; diarrhea. — — Laxa'tion, re. Act of loosening, or state of being loose or slackened. — Lax'ative, -tiv, a. (Med.) Having the quality of loosening or opening the intestines. — re. A medicine which, etc.; a gentle purgative.— Lax'ity, -1-ti, -ne , re. State or quality of being lax, — as, slackne (of a cord); loosene (of a texture); want of exactne or precision; want of or due strictne ; loosene (of the intestines); openne . — Laxly, adv. of Lay, imp. of Lie, q. v.