† irresponsaladj.
Scottish. Obsolete.
= irresponsible adj.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > [adjective] > irresponsible
irresponsal1637
irresponsible1649
irresponsive1884
society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable
uncountablea1475
intaxable1631
unresponsal1633
irresponsal1637
accountless1649
irresponsible1649
unchargeable1649
unquestionable1649
unresponsible1653
unaccountable1677
irresponsive1884
unanswerable1884
1637 S. Rutherford Let. 7 Mar. in Joshua Redivivus (1664) 32 Away, away with irresponsall Tutours, that would play me a slip.
1637 S. Rutherford Let. in Joshua Redivivus (1671) 308 They shall prove irresponsall debters: And therefore best here look ere we leap.
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