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remiss

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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.

remiss [rɪˈmɪs]
adj (postpositive)
1. lacking in care or attention to duty; negligent
2. lacking in energy; dilatory
[from Latin remissus from remittere to release, from re- + mittere to send]
remissly  adv
remissness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

remiss
Translations
remiss [rɪˈmɪs] ADJnegligente, descuidado
I have been very remiss about ithe sido muy negligente or descuidado en eso
it was remiss of mefue un descuido de mi parte
remiss [rɪˈmɪs] adjnégligent(e)
to be remiss of sb
It was remiss of me → C'était négligent de ma part.
remiss
adjnachlässig; he has been remiss in not doing ites war nachlässig von ihm, das zu unterlassen
remiss [rɪˈmɪs] adj (frm) → negligente
it was remiss of me → è stata una negligenza da parte mia
remiss [rɪˈmɪs] adj (frm) → negligente
it was remiss of me → è stata una negligenza da parte mia


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He prayed that if any man there had been remiss toward the stranger come to a far country, God would forgive him and soften his heart.
After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them, he suddenly addressed her with -- "I have hitherto been very remiss, madam, in the proper attentions of a partner here; I have not yet asked you how long you have been in Bath; whether you were ever here before; whether you have been at the Upper Rooms, the theatre, and the concert; and how you like the place altogether.
It seems to me indeed, if nothing else, yet something very troublesome to keep upon proper terms with them; for if you are remiss in your discipline they grow insolent, and think themselves upon an equality with their masters; and if they are hardly used they are continually plotting against you and hate you.
 
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