laxus (not tight, loose; opposed to astrictus, artus; also, figuratively = not strict; e.g., imperium laxius): remissus (not strained; opposed to adductus, contentus; also, figuratively, of the mind = relaxed): flaccidus (hanging down loose; e.g., of sails, ears of animals, etc; opposed to rigidus): pendulus (hanging down, not firm): fluidus (not fast or firm in its component parts; opposed to compactus. ☞ Thus, according to Liv., 34, 47, § 5, “corpora fluida” are bodies whose fleshy parts are not firm; according to Cic. [Tusc., 2, 23, 54], however, they are bodies whose nerves are in a relaxed or languishing state). To make slack, laxare; relaxare; remittere; cessare; mollire; emollire (e.g., the thong of a spear, jaculi amentum emollire; then, also, IMPROP., to weaken, to effeminate): to become slack, laxari; remitti; flaccessere; languescere (SYN. above): to be slack (of business, trade, etc.), jacere; cessare.