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Remissness

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re·miss  (r-ms)
adj.
1. Lax in attending to duty; negligent.
2. Exhibiting carelessness or slackness. See Synonyms at negligent.
[Middle English, from Latin remissus, past participle of remittere, to remit, slacken; see remit.]
re·missly adv.
re·missness n.
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Noun1.remissness - the quality of being lax and neglectful
laxness, laxity, slackness
neglectfulness, negligence, neglect - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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