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REMISSLY
Etymology
Adverb
remissly (comparative more remissly, superlative most remissly)
In a remiss manner.
Anagrams
• Simerlys
Source: Wiktionary
Re*miss"ly (r-ms"l), adv.
Definition: In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.
REMISS
Re*miss" (r-ms"), a. Etym: [L. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See Remit.]
Definition: 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. Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness. Milton. These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss. Roscommon. Its motion becomes more languid and remiss. Woodward.
Syn.
– Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; neglectful; inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.
Re*miss", n.
Definition: The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.] "Remisses of laws." Puttenham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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