Definition of remiss

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Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..

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Paroxysm :: Paroxysm (n.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions..
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.
Relax :: Relax (a.) Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless..
Period :: Period (n.) The time of the exacerbation and remission of a disease, or of the paroxysm and intermission..
Remittitur :: Remittitur (n.) A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages..
Remitment :: Remitment (n.) The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission..
Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables..
Remission :: Remission (n.) The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up..
Remiss :: Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..
Remission :: Remission (n.) A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from intermission, in which the disease completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement..
Irremittable :: Irremittable (a.) Not capable of being remitted; irremissible.
Relaxation :: Relaxation (n.) Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement..
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) An official warrant of remission of penalty.
Remissful :: Remissful (a.) Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.
Remission :: Remission (n.) Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance..
Intermission :: Intermission (n.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever..
Remissibility :: Remissibility (n.) The state or quality of being remissible.
Inefficient :: Inefficient (a.) Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator..
Remissly :: Remissly (adv.) In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.
Remiss :: Remiss (n.) The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.
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