"remiss" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈmɪs/ Audio: en-us-remiss.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Middle English remisse, remysse, from Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), perfect passive participle of remittere (“remit”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|remisse}} Middle English remisse, {{m|enm|remysse}} remysse, {{der|en|la|remissus|t=languid, negligent}} Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), {{m|la|remittō|remittere|t=remit}} remittere (“remit”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} remiss (not comparable)
  1. At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (at fault): at fault, blameworthy, lash, lax, negligent, reprehensible Translations (failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations): нехаен (nehaen) (Bulgarian), remís [masculine] (Catalan), verantwortungslos (German), remiso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-remiss-en-adj-ia~YkBpp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'at fault': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations': 95 5
  2. Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (not energetic): careless Translations (not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless): небрежен (nebrežen) (Bulgarian), fluix [masculine] (Catalan), nachlässig (German), träge (German), небре́жный (nebréžnyj) (Russian), flojo (Spanish), descuidado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-remiss-en-adj-su5LezJO Disambiguation of 'not energetic': 7 93 Disambiguation of 'not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tardy, slack, languid, slow, apathetic Related terms: remise

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