remiss.

Failing to give a duty the attention it requires.

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Words that belong together

• remiss in duty

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He was remiss in checking the locks.

She admitted being remiss about the accounts.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more remiss; superlative most remiss where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.