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remiss
remiss is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 3 senses
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- 1adjective
Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
- 2noun
The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.
- 3adjective
failing in what duty requires
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"
"neglectful of his duties"
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