Floppy and Lax

Floppy

Floppy adjective - Not stiff in structure.
Usage example: my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears

Lax and floppy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lax" instead an adjective "Floppy".

Nearby Words: flopped, flopping

Lax

Lax adjective - Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience.
Usage example: a lax rope

Floppy and lax are semantically related. You can use "Floppy" instead an adjective "Lax".

Nearby Word: laxly

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Scorpion Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In the pilot, Happy and Toby retrieve a Magic Floppy Disk (specifically a server) that can replace LAX's defective software... but on the car ride home, Toby puts it next to a radio speaker and the magnet therein, rendering it useless.
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