remiss
/ɹəˈmɪs/ adjective C2- At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. · It would be remiss of me, in my duties, if I did not give credit where credit was due.
- Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
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“They are extremely handsome certainly, and you have done well to purchase them, although you were somewhat remiss not to have procured them sooner.”
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