remiss

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

REMISS', adjective [Latin remissus, supra.] 1. Slack; dilatory; negligent; not performing duty or business; not complying with engagements at all, or not in due time; as to be remiss in attendance on official duties; remiss in payment of debts. 2. Slow; slack; languid. 3. Not intense. These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss
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