lax discipline

  • 1lax — adjective lax discipline in schools Syn: slack, slipshod, negligent, remiss, careless, heedless, unmindful, slapdash, offhand, casual; easygoing, lenient, permissive, liberal, indulgent, overindulgent; informal sloppy See note at …

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  • 2lax — слабый lax discipline слабая дисциплина …

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  • 3Lax — (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. [1913 Webster] The flesh of that sort of… …

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  • 4Discipline of the Secret — • A theological term used to express the custom which prevailed in the earliest ages of the Church, by which the knowledge of the more intimate mysteries of the Christian religion was carefully kept from the heathen and even from those who were… …

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  • 5discipline — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 training people to behave; behaving well ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, firm, good, rigorous ▪ We need better discipline in our schools. ▪ harsh, iron …

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  • 6discipline — I n. 1) to establish; maintain discipline 2) to crack down on violations of discipline 3) to undermine discipline 4) to violate discipline 5) firm, harsh, iron, severe, stern, strict; lax, loose, slack; military; party discipline 6) the… …

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  • 7lax — laxly, adv. laxness, n. /laks/, adj., laxer, laxest. 1. not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline. 2. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax rope; a lax handshake. 3. not rigidly exact or… …

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  • 8lax — {{11}}lax (adj.) c.1400, loose (in reference to bowels), from L. laxus wide, loose, open, figuratively loose, free, wide, from PIE root * (s)leg to be slack, be languid (Cf. Gk. legein to leave off, stop, lagos hare, lit. with drooping ears,… …

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  • 9lax — adj. Lax is used with these nouns: ↑attitude, ↑control, ↑discipline, ↑enforcement, ↑regulation, ↑security …

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  • 10Robert Lax — (1915 ndash;September 26, 2000) was an American poet, known in particular for his association with famed 20th century Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton. A third friend of his youth, whose work sheds light on both Lax and Merton, was Ad… …

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