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relaxed

/ɹɪˈlækst/ adjective A2
  1. Made more lenient; less strict; lax. · The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.
  2. Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely. · He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.
  3. Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.
  4. Of a muscle: soft, not tensed.
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Even Pitcher’s face relaxed into something resembling animation.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 18 · C1
But for once his sphinx-like features had relaxed and there was a warm humanity in his eyes.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 28 · B2
The keeper relaxed his hold.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1039 · C1
An overpowering sadness took possession of the young man, his hands relaxed their hold, the objects in the room gradually lost their form and color, and his disturbed vision seemed to perceive doors and curtains open in the wall.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1099 · C1

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