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What does remiss mean?

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Adjective
  1. At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
  2. Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
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It is important that correct procedures are followed, and the Belgians were remiss.
I've been remiss in mentioning it, but when it comes to the Internet in general I am the epitome of remissness.
Many of us have been remiss over the years in not again saying thank you, so I want to do so now.
It was, of course, remiss of me not to have mentioned this in the first place.
And really, we don't know what happened, and I'd be remiss to even speculate about what did happen.
I have been very remiss in my posting and am here to profess my sorrow and renewed commitment.

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