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remiss

[ ri-mis ]

adjective

  1. negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:

    He's terribly remiss in his work.

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  2. characterized by negligence or carelessness.

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  3. lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish.

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remiss

/ °ùɪˈ³¾Éª²õ /

adjective

  1. lacking in care or attention to duty; negligent
  2. lacking in energy; dilatory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ³¾¾±²õ²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • °ù±ðˈ³¾¾±²õ²õ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·³¾¾±²õ²õl²â adverb
  • °ù±ð·³¾¾±²õ²õn±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·°ù±ð·³¾¾±²õ²õ adjective
  • over·°ù±ð·³¾¾±²õ²õl²â adverb
  • over·°ù±ð·³¾¾±²õ²õn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of remiss1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin remissus, past participle of remittere “to send back, slacken, relaxâ€; remit
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of remiss1

C15: from Latin remissus from remittere to release, from re- + mittere to send
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Synonym Study

See neglect.
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Example Sentences

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When is the last time you’ve heard a college kid use the word “remiss?â€

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While she feels its important not be "remiss of the feelings" of families in the Ross of Mull, she has concerns about the impact on the village she has called home all her life.

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Shawnee Smith in "Saw" However, we’d be remiss if we didn’t consider the “Saw†movies, which sit at the other end of Perkins’ spectrum of pastiche.

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The lawyer put it to Esther Davidson that if the allegations about patient safety concerns were true then it was "seriously remiss" of Dr Upton not to have reported them at the time.

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“I would also be remiss not to mention that I am humbled to be in such excellent company, filmmakers I genuinely admire,†Corbet said on stage.

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