Definition of Remiss

1. Adjective. Failing in what duty requires. "Remiss of you not to pay your bills"

Exact synonyms: Delinquent, Derelict, Neglectful
Similar to: Negligent
Derivative terms: Neglectfulness, Remissness

Definition of Remiss

1. a. Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.

2. n. The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.

Definition of Remiss

1. Adjective. At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Remiss

1. careless [adj] : REMISSLY [adv] - See also: careless

Lexicographical Neighbors of Remiss

reminisces
reminiscing
remint
reminted
reminting
remints
remiped
remipede
remipedes
remipeds
remis
remise
remised
remises
remising
remiss (current term)
remissful
remissibility
remissible
remissibleness
remissibly
remission
remission induction
remission induction chemotherapy
remission of sin
remissions
remissive
remissly
remissness
remissnesses

Literary usage of Remiss

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"... the constable that the house be shut up ; and if the constable shall be found remiss and negligent, to give notice thereof to the alderman of the ward. ..."

2. English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and Explanations, Drawn from by George Crabb (1854)
"472 remiss—negligent, remiss, careless, thoughtless, REPUTATION ; > name, reputation, en credit, re- heedless, inattentive 424 ; REPUTE f pule 47« TO ..."

3. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1826)
"i magistrate, or tie bead of an institution, í remiss in the exercise of his authority to ;beck irregularities. Offe is careless only in trivial matters of ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... especially if the local authorities were remiss in affording them protection It is true that the United States government has uniformly denied such ..."

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