Remiss
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.
The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.
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Remiss Quotations
I have a lot of hobbies and I can be very remiss in reminding myself to go down to the basement to work.
Geddy Lee
I would be remiss if I left the impression that my life has been totally preoccupied with scholarly research.
Douglass North
You know, there are not only - all of the networks, and I mean every television news operation and print and radio and magazines, newspapers, all of them, are remiss in the diversity area. I mean, none of these organizations have reached a level of parity.
Connie Chung
Remiss Translations
remiss in Dutch is onachtzaam, nonchalant, nalatig
remiss in Spanish is remiso
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