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remiss
early 15c., "weak, dissolved," from L.
remissus
, pp. of
remittere
"slacken, abate, let go" (see
remit
). Meaning "characterized by lack of strictness" is attested from mid-15c.; that of "characterized by negligence" is from c.1500.
