Permissive vs Remiss - What's the difference?
permissive | remiss |
At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
* Milton
* Woodward
As adjectives the difference between permissive and remiss
is that permissive is giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient while remiss is at fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.remiss
English
Adjective
(-)- I would certainly be remiss if I did not give credit where credit was due.
- Thou never wast remiss , I bear thee witness.
- Its motion becomes more languid and remiss .
