Category:Remiss

Re*miss" (r-ms"), a. Etym: [l. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send Back, relax. See remit.]

Defn: 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. Thou never wast remiss, i bear thee witness. Milton. These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss. Roscommon. Its motion becomes more languid and remiss. Woodward.

Syn. -- slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; neglectful; Inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.

Remiss Re*miss", n.

Defn: the act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [obs.] "remisses of laws." Puttenham.