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Re*miss" (r?-m?s"), a. [L. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See Remit.] 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.
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Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness. Milton.
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These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss. Roscommon.
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Its motion becomes more languid and remiss. Woodward.
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Syn. -- Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; neglectful; inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.
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Re*miss", n. The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.] “Remisses of laws.” Puttenham.
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