remissness
IPA: rimˈɪsnʌs
noun
- The characteristic of being remiss
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Examples of "remissness" in Sentences
- As it was my intention to answer it while away from home, my remissness was wrong.
- Sometimes I thought that the fiend followed me, and might expedite my remissness by murdering my companion.
- I wish to apologize for putting you to the inconvenience of having to come over and apprise me of my remissness.
- As long as she has it, her remissness going to keep sapping your energy, at least a little; resentment can suck up an awful lot of vim.
- Camilla felt sorry and ashamed; but too much disturbed to attempt any palliation for her non-appearance, and remissness of even a note or message.
- But negligence or remissness on the part of the cruisers stationed to maintain the blockade, may excuse persons, under circumstances, for violating the blockade.
- The vexation such remissness occasioned, interrupted her sleep; yet she trusted there still might be time to forward it to Richmond, before she departed for the Hebrides.
- Dr. Marchmont was silent, and they walked out of the room together; leaving the deceived Camilla persuaded he was so indifferent with regard to the old peer, that all her influence was lost, and all her late exertions were thrown away, by one evening's remissness in exciting his fears of a young rival.
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