The difference between Blameworthy and Lax

When used as adjectives, blameworthy means deserving blame or censure, whereas lax means lenient and allowing for deviation.


Lax is also noun with the meaning: a salmon.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blameworthy and Lax

  1. Blameworthy as an adjective:

    Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

    Examples:

    "Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations."

  1. Lax as a noun (now, chiefly, UK, _, dialectal, Scotland):

    A salmon.

  1. Lax as an adjective:

    Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

    Examples:

    "The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend."

  2. Lax as an adjective:

    Loose; not tight or taut.

    Examples:

    "The rope fell lax."

  3. Lax as an adjective:

    Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.

  4. Lax as an adjective (archaic):

    Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

  5. Lax as an adjective (maths):

    Describing an associative monoidal functor.

  1. Lax as a noun:

    Lacrosse.