Remiss
Remiss (r?-m?s") , adjective
[Latin remissus, past participle of remittere to send back, relax. See Remit.]
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.
These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss.
Its motion becomes more languid and remiss.
Remiss , noun
The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obsolete]
Remisses of laws.