remiss

  • 21remiss — UK [rɪˈmɪs] / US adjective [never before noun] careless about doing what you need to do It was remiss of me not to ask you …

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  • 22remiss — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French remis, Latin remissus, from past participle of remittere to send back, relax Date: 15th century 1. negligent in the performance of work or duty ; careless 2. showing neglect or inattention ;… …

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  • 23remiss — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, backward, behindhand, bone lazy, cadging, careless, culpably negligent, dallying, delaying, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, dillydallying, disregardful, do nothing, doless, dronish, drony, easy, easygoing …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24remiss — re·miss || rɪ mɪs adj. negligent, careless, unmindful …

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  • 25remiss — a. 1. Slack, dilatory, slow, backward, behindhand, tardy, lax, languid. 2. Inattentive, negligent, careless, thoughtless, heedless, neglectful, lax, slothful, slack, slow, dilatory …

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  • 26remiss — adj 1. negligent, delinquent, derelict, Inf. asleep at the wheel or at the switch or on the job; indolent, lazy, slothful, laggard, shiftless, do nothing, faineant; slack, loose, lax, sloppy, slipshod, hasty, cursory, perfunctory; dilatory,… …

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  • 27remiss — re·miss …

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  • 28remiss — re•miss [[t]rɪˈmɪs[/t]] adj. 1) negligent or careless in performing one s duty, business, etc 2) characterized by negligence or carelessness • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L remissus, ptp. of remittere to send back, slacken, relax; see… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29remiss — s ( en, er) överlämnande, översändande av ärende för yttrande el. behandling …

    Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • 30remiss — adj. careless of duty; lax, negligent. Derivatives: remissly adv. remissness n. Etymology: ME f. L remissus past part. of remittere slacken: see REMIT …

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