irresponsibleadj.n.

/ɪrɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s -able.

Etymology: < ir- prefix² + responsible adj. and n. The variant in -able corresponds to French irresponsable.

A. adj.

1. Not responsible; not answerable for conduct or actions; not liable to be called to account; exempt from or incapable of legal responsibility. Also (by extension), Acting or done without a sense of responsibility.

ΘΚΠ

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

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > irresponsible

étourdi1750

unresponsible1764

rattle-bag1888

irresponsible1890

1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 38 That no..Tyrant..may presume such high and irresponsible licence over mankind to havock and turn upside-down whole Kingdoms of men.

1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iv. 332 What a dangerous thing..is it for men to intrust..their Innocence and Religion in such irresponsible hands.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 39 They left the crown..perfectly irresponsible .

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. i. 2 Epistles which contained the irresponsible commands of this one individual.

1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 643 The prisoner was idiotic and irresponsible.

figurative.1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 313 Our public-school and university life is a great wellhead of new and irresponsible words.

2. Unable to respond to a legal obligation; insolvent.

ΚΠ

1890 in Cent. Dict.

B. n.

An irresponsible person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun] > irresponsible

irresponsible1894

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > irresponsibility > person

irresponsible1894

1894 Voice (N.Y.) 22 Feb. 8,000,000 workmen..would be frustrated by a body of legislative irresponsibles.

1897 Daily News 14 Apr. 5/4 The Greek Irresponsibles: still raiding... The Turkish Irresponsibles: becoming restive.

Derivatives

irreˈsponsibleness n. the quality of being irresponsible, irresponsibility.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > [noun] > irresponsibility

irresponsibleness1655

irresponsibility1818

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > fact of not being responsible

unresponsibleness1653

irresponsibleness1655

unresponsibility1835

irresponsibility1856

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > irresponsibility

irresponsibleness1655

irresponsibility1818

1655 in Munimenta Alme Univ. Glasguensis (1854) III. 492 Haisard in the security of moneyes throw the irresponsablnes of debitors.

1887 G. R. Leavitt in W. Gladden Parish Probl. 205 It develops self-will and self-sufficiency in the pastor, and in the people criticism and irresponsibleness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	irresponsible
释义	irresponsibleadj.n. /ɪrɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s -able. Etymology: < ir- prefix² + responsible adj. and n. The variant in -able corresponds to French irresponsable. A. adj. 1. Not responsible; not answerable for conduct or actions; not liable to be called to account; exempt from or incapable of legal responsibility. Also (by extension), Acting or done without a sense of responsibility. ΘΚΠ 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 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > irresponsible étourdi1750 unresponsible1764 rattle-bag1888 irresponsible1890 1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 38 That no..Tyrant..may presume such high and irresponsible licence over mankind to havock and turn upside-down whole Kingdoms of men. 1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iv. 332 What a dangerous thing..is it for men to intrust..their Innocence and Religion in such irresponsible hands. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 39 They left the crown..perfectly irresponsible . View more context for this quotation 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. i. 2 Epistles which contained the irresponsible commands of this one individual. 1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 643 The prisoner was idiotic and irresponsible. figurative.1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 313 Our public-school and university life is a great wellhead of new and irresponsible words. 2. Unable to respond to a legal obligation; insolvent. ΚΠ 1890 in Cent. Dict. B. n. An irresponsible person. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun] > irresponsible irresponsible1894 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > irresponsibility > person irresponsible1894 1894 Voice (N.Y.) 22 Feb. 8,000,000 workmen..would be frustrated by a body of legislative irresponsibles. 1897 Daily News 14 Apr. 5/4 The Greek Irresponsibles: still raiding... The Turkish Irresponsibles: becoming restive. Derivatives irreˈsponsibleness n. the quality of being irresponsible, irresponsibility. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > [noun] > irresponsibility irresponsibleness1655 irresponsibility1818 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > fact of not being responsible unresponsibleness1653 irresponsibleness1655 unresponsibility1835 irresponsibility1856 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > irresponsibility irresponsibleness1655 irresponsibility1818 1655 in Munimenta Alme Univ. Glasguensis (1854) III. 492 Haisard in the security of moneyes throw the irresponsablnes of debitors. 1887 G. R. Leavitt in W. Gladden Parish Probl. 205 It develops self-will and self-sufficiency in the pastor, and in the people criticism and irresponsibleness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1649
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