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Remiss

//ɹəˈmɪs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. not-comparable

    "It would be remiss of me, in my duties, if I did not give credit where credit was due."

  2. 2
    Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. not-comparable

    "Thou never waſt remiſs, I bear thee witneſs:"

Adjective
  1. 1
    failing in what duty requires wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English remisse, remysse, from Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), perfect passive participle of remittere (“remit”).

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