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.
The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.
Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
A fault, wrong, or mistake.
word-vs-word-cn
【Amiss】 means something is out of place.
When we saw the broken glass, we knew something was 【amiss】 .
【Remiss】 means to be careless or neglect to do something.
I was 【remiss】 in failing to mention other candidates.
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.
The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure.
Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.