[rɪˈmɪs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- lacking care or attention to duty; negligent
(e.g: it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin remissus ‘slackened’, past participle of remittere. The early senses were ‘weakened in colour or consistency’ and (in describing sound) ‘faint, soft’