laxly

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English lax Middle English -ly English -ly English laxly From lax + -ly.

1. In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.

   “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.”