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laxist

UK/ˈlaksɪst/

laxist noun: someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.

Noun

laxist (plural laxists)

  1. Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.

Adjective

laxist (comparative more laxist, superlative most laxist)

  1. Promoting a lax view or interpretation of something.
    • The Jesuits, it was charged, championed a laxist theology which encouraged rather than deterred sin [...].2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 248

Forms of laxist

Noun
plurallaxists
Adjective
comparativemore laxist
superlativemost laxist

Origin of laxist

From lax + -ist.

Questions about laxist

What does laxist mean?
Laxist means someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.
What part of speech is laxist?
Laxist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce laxist?
Laxist is pronounced /ˈlaksɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of laxist?
The plural of laxist is laxists.

Words near laxist in the dictionary

  1. laxfishers
  2. laxiflorane
  3. Laximana
  4. laxing
  5. laxism
  6. laxist
  7. laxists
  8. laxities
  9. laxity
  10. laxly
  11. Laxmana

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