locker
lockern
to loosen, to ease (grip), to relax (standards)
Opposite of
verkrampft
Frequency
Etymology
In summary
From an adjectival form of Middle High German lücke / lugge, with further origin uncertain; perhaps related to Lücke (“gap”) and Loch (“hole”), via semantic development along the lines of "gap" > "loose opening" > "loose". Compare the semantics of English gap → gappy.
Related words
abgeschraubt
unförmlich
lotterig
unverkrampft
flojo
lâche
gevşek
frouxo
sciolto
losjes
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