remiss
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- failing in what duty requires
- "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
Adj
- At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
- Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English remisse, remysse, from Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), perfect passive participle of remittere (“remit”).
Synonyms
apathetic, at fault, blameworthy, careless, delinquent, derelict, languid, lash, lax, neglectful, negligent, reprehensible, slack, slow, tardy
Scrabble Score: 8
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