Sentences with remiss
re·miss
R r - I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
- He's terribly remiss in his work.
- Remiss implies the culpable omission or the careless or indifferent performance of a task or duty [remiss in one's obligations]; negligent, neglectful both imply failure to attend to something sufficiently or properly, but , negligent often stresses this as a habit or trait [negligent in dress], and neglectful carries an implication of intentional and culpable disregard [a mayor neglectful of pledges made to the voters]; derelict implies flagrant neglect of a duty or obligation; , lax implies looseness in satisfying or enforcing requirements, observing standards or rules, etc. [lax discipline]; slack1, in this connection, implies lack of necessary diligence, efficiency, etc., as because of laziness or indifference [slack service in a restaurant]