laxly
/ˈlæks.li/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.
Example Sentences
- "c. 1913, Walter Ripman, The Sounds of Spoken English: A Manual of Ear Training for English Students, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., p. 56, The letters e, i, and y in unstressed syllables represent a very laxly articulated sound, for which the sign [i] is used in this book."
- "A current of passion, which seemed to come from far outside them, ran through them both, and her hand which had lain so laxly on his shoulder tightened, and he turned toward her."
- "The oil families, whatever their original condition, were too grand. So they searched among the families in soft drinks, the families in ice, the transport families, the cinema families, the families in filling stations. And at last, in a laxly Presbyterian family with one filling station, two lorries, a cinema and some land, they found a girl."
- "Just which buildings survived was partly determined by which ones conformed to Taiwan’s sometimes laxly enforced construction codes."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlæks.li/
- British English: /ˈlæks.li/
Inflected Forms
more laxly (comparative)
most laxly (superlative)