8 September 2017
remiss
[ri-mis]
adjective
1. negligent, careless, or slow in performing one’s duty, business, etc.:
He’s terribly remiss in his work.
2. characterized by negligence or carelessness.
3. lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish.
Origin of remiss
late Middle English Latin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin remissus (past participle of remittere to send back, slacken, relax); see remit
Related forms
remissly, adverb
remissness, noun
overremiss, adjective
overremissly, adverb
overremissness, noun
Synonyms
1, 2. derelict, thoughtless, lax, slack, neglectful. 3. dilatory, slothful, slow.
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Examples from the Web for remiss
Contemporary Examples
But I would be remiss if I didn’t mention what gives me hope from this case.
For Ricky Jackson, a Just Verdict—But 39 Years Too Late
Cliff Schecter
November 25, 2014
I would be remiss not to mention David Wenham, who played Al.
Elisabeth Moss Reveals Four Tough Challenges in Making ‘Top of the Lake’
August 26, 2013
And I’d be remiss not to direct you a display of animal behavior in action.
Meet Germany’s Wolf Man
Justin Green
January 28, 2013
And yet I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the considerable controversy that your generous decision has generated.
Obama’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Barack Obama
December 9, 2009
Historical Examples
If you will pardon the offense, I will promise not to be so remiss in the future.
Jolly Sally Pendleton
Laura Jean Libbey
Giusippe and I have been both rude and remiss, haven’t we, Giusippe?
The Story of Glass
Sara Ware Bassett
I was thunderstruck, and tried to think if I had been remiss in anything.
Behind the Scenes
Elizabeth Keckley
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Today’s quote
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
– Michelangelo
On this day
8 September – International Day of Literacy.
8 September 1504 – Michelangelo unveils his iconic sculpture, ‘David‘.
8 September 1930 – Richard Drew invents ‘scotch’ tape, the world’s first transparent, adhesive tape … otherwise known as ‘sticky tape’.
8 September 1966 – Star Trek premiers on NBC TV in the U.S.
8 September 2006 – death of Peter Brock, Australian car racing legend. Born 26 February 1945.