remiss
adjective
Origin of remiss
Synonyms for remiss
Related Words for remiss
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