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Definition of Laid-back
1. Adjective. Unhurried and relaxed. "A mellow conversation"
Definition of Laid-back
1. Adjective. relaxed and easy-going; an absence of stress or worry ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laid-back
Literary usage of Laid-back
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outing (1892)
"The moment he appeared on the bank above, with a peculiar grunting bark or growl,
with its ears laid back, its eyes glaring, the formidable fangs displayed ..."
2. Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey (1916)
"The other side of the case is then drawn up over the board on top and pressed
down firmly enough so that when it is laid back again, the board which has ..."
3. Postal Salaries: Hearings, Sixty-sixth Congress, First [second] Session by United States, Congress, Joint Commission on Postal Salaries (1920)
"... 13 were laid back on the table, or 2 pieces dispatched. Tne 13 pieces were
put back to be worked off by a postal clerk as soon as one could get around ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"A short wooden club, with laid-back face, for lofting shots. Bulger. ...
The lofting mashie has the blade much laid back, for playing a short lofting shot. ..."
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