remissly
In negligent fashion
Remissly means in a careless or negligent manner, without giving proper attention to one's duties or responsibilities.
Someone who acts remissly fails to exercise the diligence or effort that a situation requires.
The guard had remissly left the gate unlocked.
The word is the adverb form of remiss, which describes someone who has been negligent or lax in fulfilling an obligation.
With culpable inattention
- neglectfullyWith disregard for duty
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
nonfeasance · misprision · default · disregard · perfunctory · slipshod · sloppy · unmindful
Without interest or emotion
- unconcernedlyWithout care or worry
- nonchalantlyWith studied indifference
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
- casuallyIn an informal way
disinterestedly · detachedly · aloofly · dismissively · perfunctorily · halfheartedly · listlessly · languidly
Without firmness or tension
- looselyWithout being tight
- lenientlyWith tolerance, not severity
- permissivelyIn an allowing manner
- tolerantlyWith forbearance shown
complacently · laissez-faire · softly · flexibly · indulgently · relaxedly
Without conscious awareness
- distractedlyIn an inattentive manner
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
obliviously · unobservant · dreamily · spacey · vacant · disengaged · scatterbrained · woolgathering
negligently
With culpable inattention
- neglectfullyWith disregard for duty
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
oversight · nonfeasance · misprision · default · disregard · perfunctory · slipshod · sloppy · unmindful · heedless
apathetically
Without interest or emotion
- unconcernedlyWithout care or worry
- nonchalantlyWith studied indifference
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
casually · disinterestedly · detachedly · aloofly · dismissively · perfunctorily · halfheartedly · listlessly · languidly · tepidly
slackly
Without firmness or tension
- looselyWithout being tight
- lenientlyWith tolerance, not severity
- permissivelyIn an allowing manner
tolerantly · complacently · laissez-faire · softly · flexibly · indulgently · relaxedly
absentmindedly
Without conscious awareness
- distractedlyIn an inattentive manner
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
daydreaming · obliviously · unobservant · dreamily · spacey · vacant · disengaged · scatterbrained · woolgathering · absently
remisslydiligently
With persistent effort
conscientiously · carefully · attentively · scrupulously · meticulously
- remission of sinPardoning of wrongdoing
- partial remissionReduced but persistent disease
- spontaneous remissionHealing without medical intervention