- irresponsive
- adjective Date: circa 1846 not responsive; especially not able, ready, or inclined to respond • irresponsiveness noun
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irresponsive
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Irresponsive — Ir re*spon sive, a. Not responsive; not able, ready, or inclined to respond. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irresponsive — index unresponsive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
irresponsive — [ir΄ri spän′siv, ir΄i spän′siv] adj. not responsive irresponsiveness n … English World dictionary
irresponsive — irresponsiveness, n. /ir i spon siv/, adj. not responsive; not responding, or not responding readily, as in speech, action, or feeling. [1840 50; IR 2 + RESPONSIVE] * * * … Universalium
irresponsive — adjective That does not respond to stimuli … Wiktionary
irresponsive — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. taciturn, unmoved, unresponsive; see indifferent 1 , unconcerned … English dictionary for students
irresponsive — ir·re·spon·sive || ‚ɪrɪ spÉ‘nsɪv / spÉ’n adj. not responding, not reacting; not answering … English contemporary dictionary
irresponsive — adjective not responsive. Derivatives irresponsiveness noun … English new terms dictionary
irresponsive — adj 1. uncommunicative, reticent, reserved, secretive, taciturn, unconversable, quiet; silent, mum, mute, close mouthed. 2. indifferent, unconcerned, unresponsive, uninterested, incurious, uninquisitive; aloof, removed, detached, withdrawn. 3.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
irresponsive — ir·responsive … English syllables
