remiss — lacking care or attention to duty; negligent
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: lacking care or attention to duty; negligent
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈmɪs/
Example Sentences
- My boss said I was remiss for forgetting to water the office plant for three months.
- It would be remiss of a teacher not to check students' homework.
- She was remiss in her email replies and lost three potential clients.
remiss
ADJECTIVE[/rɪˈmɪs/]
lacking care or attention to duty; negligent
The night guard was remiss, dozing off while thieves slipped past the museum gate.
RE keeps missing meetings - he's totally remiss with his duties!
Be remiss, students you'll miss, early dismiss!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'remissus', the past participle of 'remittere', meaning 'to slacken' or 'let go'. The prefix 're-' means 'back' and 'mittere' means 'to send', so the original sense was 'sent back' or 'relaxed'.
Breakdown
re- (back) + mitt (send) + -issus (past participle suffix) = remiss (slack, negligent)
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📝Examples
“My boss said I was remiss for forgetting to water the office plant for three months.”
“It would be remiss of a teacher not to check students' homework.”
“She was remiss in her email replies and lost three potential clients.”
“I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that your zipper is down.”
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