remiss

remiss
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  • Remiss — Re*miss (r? m?s ), a. [L. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See {Remit}.] Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • remiss — [ri mis′] adj. [L remissus, pp. of remittere: see REMIT] 1. careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty 2. characterized by carelessness or negligence 3. Now Rare not energetic; languid remissly adv.… …   English World dictionary

  • Remiss — Re*miss , n. The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.] Remisses of laws. Puttenham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Remiss — Remiss, Nachlaß, Aufschub, Erlaß, Nachsicht …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • remiss — I adjective careless, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, disregardant, disregardful, dutiless, forgetful, heedless, idle, improvident, imprudent, inattentive, inconsiderate, indifferent, indolent, injudicious, lackadaisical, late, lax, lazy, loafing …   Law dictionary

  • remiss — early 15c., weak, dissolved, from L. remissus, pp. of remittere slacken, abate, let go (see REMIT (Cf. remit)). Meaning characterized by lack of strictness is attested from mid 15c.; that of characterized by negligence is from c.1500 …   Etymology dictionary

  • remiss — lax, slack, neglectful, *negligent Analogous words: *careless, heedless, thoughtless: *forgetful, oblivious, unmindful: indolent, slothful, faineant, *lazy Antonyms: scrupulous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • remiss — [adj] careless, thoughtless any old way*, any which way*, asleep at switch*, asleep on job*, behindhand, culpable, daydreaming, defaultant, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, disregardful, fainéant, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent,… …   New thesaurus

  • remiss — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking care or attention to duty. ORIGIN originally in the senses «weakened in colour or consistency» and (in describing sound) «faint»: from Latin remittere slacken …   English terms dictionary

  • remiss — adj. (formal) remiss about, in (remiss in performing one s duties) * * * [rɪ mɪs] in (remiss in performing one s duties) (formal) remiss about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • remiss — re|miss [rıˈmıs] adj [not before noun] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of remittere to send back, relax ] careless because you did not do something that you ought to have done = ↑negligent remiss in ▪ parents who are… …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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