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remiss (adjective), more remiss, most remiss
1. Pertaining to someone who is negligent, careless, or slow in performing his or her duty, business, etc.: Henry is considered to be terribly remiss in the kind of work he is supposed to be doing.
3. Etymology: from Latin remissus, from remittere, "to slacken, to let go" from re-, "back" + mittere, "to send."
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Hank was fired by his company for being remiss in his responsibilities to hand in his weekly reports of travel expenses.
2. Characteristic of someone who lacks force or energy and is languid or sluggish: Max was remiss in paying his telephone bill on time.3. Etymology: from Latin remissus, from remittere, "to slacken, to let go" from re-, "back" + mittere, "to send."
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miss-, mis-, -miss, -mis, mit-, mitt-, -mit, -mitt
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