Definition of remiss

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Remiss (n.) The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.

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Liss :: Liss (n.) Release; remission; ease; relief.
Irremission :: Irremission (n.) Refusal of pardon.
Relaxation :: Relaxation (n.) Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement..
Remissive :: Remissive (a.) Remitting; forgiving; abating.
Remitment :: Remitment (n.) The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission..
Recrudescency :: Recrudescency (n.) Increased severity of a disease after temporary remission.
Inefficient :: Inefficient (a.) Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service..
Remissful :: Remissful (a.) Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.
Absolve :: Absolve (v. t.) To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment..
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..
Off :: Off (adv.) Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off..
Irremissible :: Irremissible (a.) Not remissible; unpardonable; as, irremissible crimes..
Remission :: Remission (n.) The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up..
Remittitur :: Remittitur (n.) A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages..
Period :: Period (n.) The time of the exacerbation and remission of a disease, or of the paroxysm and intermission..
Remission :: Remission (n.) The act of sending back.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Remittent :: Remittent (a.) Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.
Remissory :: Remissory (a.) Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; remissive..
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