Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lax in attending to duty; negligent. synonym: negligent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not energetic or diligent in performance; careless in performing duty or business; not complying with engagements at all, or not in due time; negligent; dilatory; slack.
- Wanting earnestness or activity; slow; relaxed; languid.
- Synonyms Neglectful, etc. (see
negligent ), careless, thoughtless, inattentive, slothful, backward, behindhand. - noun An act of negligence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.
- adjective 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective At
fault ; failing to fulfillresponsibility ,duty , orobligations .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective failing in what duty requires
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Obviously Schmitt was either not involved in the leadership discussion, or the Society was remiss is not expressing a contrary statement of disagreement
Former NAC Chair Jack Schmitt Quits Planetary Society Over New Roadmap - NASA Watch 2008
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I'm remiss is not previously mentioning the KING 5 debate did not include any questions on terrorist detainee policy which Maria Cantwell voted against, or the terrorist surveillance program which earlier passed the House and will be before the Senate during its post-election lame duck session.
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And as I have been busy lately, being wacky happy, I have been remiss is giving a shout out to the newest soldier in the War On Dogma ... gotta say hey to my newest reader, the lover cyber-geisha herself, sayaka.
Sunday, Busy Sunday velvetacidgrrrl 2002
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But I should point out that one area where we have been particularly remiss is in working with the aboriginal populations of this country.
Turning a Social Profit: Human Rights in the Age of Globalisation 1997
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For those of you joining this series late, I have dubbed the remiss friend who turns your manuscript into a doorstop Gladys, but feel free to give her any face you like.
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By calling the remiss Gladys and asking for your manuscript back.
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For those of you joining this series late, I have dubbed the remiss friend who turns your manuscript into a doorstop Gladys, but feel free to give her any face you like.
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By calling the remiss Gladys and asking for your manuscript back.
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But though the Puritans never could be called remiss in respect of making due provision for the necessities of this life, yet all was done with a view to the conditions of the life to come; and in the annals of the time we read more of the prayers and fasts, the choosing of ministers, and the promotion and practice of godliness in general, than we do of any temporal matters.
The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 Julian Hawthorne 1890
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Yes, it would be sooooo "remiss" not to parrot HRC/GOP talking points.
Prolagus commented on the word remiss
Song quotation on stall.
November 26, 2008
thenike5 commented on the word remiss
v. Negligent in attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty
I fired Fritz because he was remiss in his duties; he never cleaned the bathrooms and he always forgot to lock the door when he left.
May 21, 2009
biocon commented on the word remiss
In addition, remiss means 1. (of a condition, disease, etc.): not intense or strong; moderate, mild; 2. (of degree): moderate, low, slight; lesser (OED).
April 27, 2012