Definitions for remiss
rɪˈmɪsre·miss

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remissadjective

   failing in what duty requires

   "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

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1. remissadjective

   At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.

   I would certainly be remiss if I did not give credit where credit was due.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Remissadjective

   Etymology: remis, Fr. remissus, Lat.

   1. Not vigorous; slack.

   The water deserts the said corpuscles, unless it flow forth with a precipitate motion; for then it hurries them out along with it, till its motion becomes more languid and remiss. John Woodward, Natural History.

   2. Not careful; slothful.

   Mad ire and wrathful fury makes me weep,
   That thus we die, while remiss traitors sleep. William Shakespeare.

   If when by God’s grace we have conquered the first difficulties of religion, we grow careless and remiss, and neglect our guard, God’s spirit will not always strive with us. John Tillotson.

   Your candour, in pardoning my errors, may make me more remiss in correcting them. Dryden.

   3. Not intense.

   These nervous, bold, those languid and remiss;
   Here cold salutes, but there a lover’s kiss. Wentworth Dillon.

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1. remiss

   Remiss is an adjective that refers to the act of being negligent, careless, or lax about a duty, obligation, or a responsibility. It implies a lack of attention, diligence, or discipline towards one’s tasks or roles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Remissadjective

   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

2. Remissnoun

   the act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Remiss

   rē-mis′, adj. remitting in attention, &c.: negligent: not punctual: slack: not vigorous.—adj. Remiss′ful, tending to remit or forgive: lenient.—n. Remissibil′ity.—adj. Remiss′ible, that may be remitted or pardoned.—n. Remis′sion, slackening: abatement: relinquishment of a claim: release: pardon: remission of sins: the forgiveness of sins.—adj. Remiss′ive, remitting: forgiving.—adv. Remiss′ly.—n. Remiss′ness.—adj. Remiss′ory, pertaining to remission. [O. Fr. remis—L. remissus, slack—remittĕre, to remit.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of remiss in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of remiss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of remiss in a Sentence

1. Ali Whitman:

   I would be remiss not to address how awful and how terrible the past year has been, but also the gratitude that I can be in a singular place with all the people in my life who mean so much to me.

2. John Forman:

   Brazil has been remiss in not making such numbers public.

3. Bishop Garrison on Wednesday:

   It would be remiss if we didn't admit that there is a problem with extremist behavior in the military. That is to say that one extremist is one too many, the George Floyd murder hearing and a lot of these other day-to-day issues that greatly affect communities of color whether or not they wear a uniform or work for DoD are vitally important for us to understand. If we're going to be strong teammates we have to ensure that we're being proper allies for those individuals going through a lot of difficult times within their own communities, so having an education and training line of effort that helps us better understand these gray areas and what we need to do to help address a lot of these issues is going to be of vital importance for us.

4. Scott Sales:

   Even a state like Montana, with a small population and being a long ways from the southern border, we'd be remiss to think there aren't impacts to the state by illegal immigration.

5. The Democratic rebuttal:

   In fact, DOJ and the FBI would have been remiss in their duty to protect the country had they not sought a FISA warrant and repeated renewals to conduct temporary surveillance of Carter Page, someone the FBI assessed to be an agent of the Russian government.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=remiss
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Remiss
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=remiss
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remiss
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=remiss