remiss

adj.

1. Lax in attending to duty; negligent.
2. Exhibiting carelessness or slackness. See synonyms at negligent.

[Middle English, from Latin remissus, past participle of remittere, to remit, slacken. See remit.]

remissly re·miss'ly adv.
remissness re·miss'ness n.

adjective

Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern: derelict, lax, neglectful, negligent, slack. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: careless
Antonyms: careful, diligent, painstaking

v

Definition: careless, thoughtless
Antonyms: careful, mindful, scrupulous, thorough, thoughtful

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: failing in what duty requires
  Synonyms: derelict, delinquent, neglectful

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slap, efterladende

Nederlands (Dutch)
onachtzaam, tekortschietend

Français (French)
adj. - négligent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nachlässig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμελής, απρόσεκτος, ασυνεπής (στις υποχρεώσεις του)

Italiano (Italian)
negligente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - negligente, descuidado, apático

Русский (Russian)
небрежный, халатный, нерадивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - negligente, descuidado, remiso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slarvig, försumlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
怠慢的, 粗心的, 迟缓的, 不小心的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 怠慢的, 粗心的, 遲緩的, 不小心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 게으른, 태만한, 무기력한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 怠慢な, だらしない, 不注意な, 怠る, 無気力な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهمل, كسول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רשלני, מזניח, לא אחראי‬

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