remiss

re·miss  (r-ms)

adj.

1. Lax in attending to duty; negligent.

2. Exhibiting carelessness or slackness. See Synonyms at negligent.

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[Middle English, from Latin remissus, past participle of remittere, to remit, slacken; see remit.]

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re·missly adv.

re·missness n.

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remiss

Adjective

Formal careless in attention to duty or responsibility [Latin remissus]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

remiss - failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" delinquent, neglectful, derelict negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

Translations

remiss [rɪˈmɪs] adj → descuidado;

it was remiss of me → fue un descuido de mi parte

remiss [rɪˈmɪs] adj → négligent(e);

it was remiss of me → c'était une négligence de ma part

remiss [rɪˈmɪs] adj → nachlässig;

it was remiss of him → es war nachlässig von ihm

remiss [rɪˈmɪs] adj → negligente;

it was remiss of me → è stata una negligenza da parte mia