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Definition of Remissly
1. adv. In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.
Definition of Remissly
1. Adverb. In a remiss manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Remissly
1. remiss [adv] - See also: remiss
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remissly
Literary usage of Remissly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the Right Reverend William Warburton, D.D., Lord Bishop of by William Warburton, Richard Hurd (1811)
"Now, says Mr. War bur ton, " the consequence of this was, that when the laws "
were remissly or corruptly administered, good and " ill would sometimes ..."
2. An Introduction to Greek Verse Composition with Exercises by Arthur Sidgwick, Francis David Morice (1885)
"... the sceptre — not remissly let it fall — and I am seated on a prosperous
throne : yet still, for I conceal it not, ferments in the Messenian people what ..."
3. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1847)
"... they pay their debt (as Paul calls it) to their wives remissly, by which means
their children are weaklings, and many times idiots and fools. ..."
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