REMISS


Meaning of REMISS in English

[ rɪ'mɪs ]

■ adjective lacking care or attention to duty: how very ~ of me, to keep you waiting.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME (orig. in the senses 'weakened in colour or consistency' and (in describing sound) 'faint'): from L. ~us , remittere 'slacken'.

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