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Webster 1913 Edition
Remiss
Re-miss′
(r?-m?s′)
, Adj.
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.
Re-miss′
,Noun.
The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.
[Obs.]
“Remisses of laws.” Puttenham.
Webster 1828 Edition
Remiss
REMISS'
,Adj.
1.
Slack; dilatory; negligent; not performing duty or business; not complying with engagements at all, or not in due time; as to be remiss in attendance on official duties; remiss in payment of debts.2.
Slow; slack; languid.3.
Not intense.These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss.
Definition 2024
remiss
remiss
English
Adjective
remiss (not comparable)
- At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
- I would certainly be remiss if I did not give credit where credit was due.
- Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
- Milton
- Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness.
- Woodward
- Its motion becomes more languid and remiss.
- Milton
Synonyms
See also
Translations
not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless
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Anagrams
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
remiss c
- a referral, especially as a general practitioner refers a patient to another medical specialist
- a proposal referred for consideration[1]
Declension
| Inflection of remiss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | remiss | remissen | remisser | remisserna |
| Genitive | remiss | remissens | remissers | remissernas |
Related terms
- lagrådsremiss
- remissinstans
- remissomgång
References
- ↑ Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden