Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern

• slack

  1. Not tense or taut; loose:
  2. Lacking in activity; not busy:
  3. Moving slowly; sluggish:

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  1. Not tense or taut; loose:
  2. Lacking in activity; not busy:
  3. Moving slowly; sluggish:

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• remiss

  1. Lax in attending to duty; negligent.

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  1. Lax in attending to duty; negligent.

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• negligent

  1. Given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect:
  2. Acting with or done through negligence.

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  1. Given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect:
  2. Acting with or done through negligence.

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• lax

  1. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
  2. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
  3. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.

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  1. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
  2. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
  3. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.

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• derelict

  1. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned:
  2. Run-down; dilapidated:
  3. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss.

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  1. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned:
  2. Run-down; dilapidated:
  3. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss.

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