remiss
Origin of remiss
Synonyms for remiss
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culpable, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, lackadaisical, lax, lazy, neglectful, negligent, regardless, slack, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slothfulExamples from the Web for remiss
Contemporary Examples of remiss
But I would be remiss if I didn't mention what gives me hope from this case.
I would be remiss not to mention David Wenham, who played Al.
And I'd be remiss not to direct you a display of animal behavior in action.
Porton: I would be remiss if I didn't ask you about your recent efforts to take Playboy private.
And yet I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the considerable controversy that your generous decision has generated.
Historical Examples of remiss
If you will pardon the offense, I will promise not to be so remiss in the future.
Jolly Sally PendletonLaura Jean Libbey
Giusippe and I have been both rude and remiss, haven't we, Giusippe?
The Story of GlassSara Ware Bassett
I was thunderstruck, and tried to think if I had been remiss in anything.
Behind the ScenesElizabeth Keckley
Be so merciful, that you be not too remiss; so execute justice, that you forget not mercy.
Coronation AnecdotesGiles Gossip
He had been remiss to the self-confessed daughter of his enemy.
The Story of a MineBret Harte