irresponsive

[ ir-i-spon-siv ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈspɒn sɪv /

adjective

not responsive; not responding, or not responding readily, as in speech, action, or feeling.

Origin of irresponsive

First recorded in 1840–50; ir-² + responsive

OTHER WORDS FROM irresponsive

ir·re·spon·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby irresponsive

irresolution, irresolvable, irrespective, irrespirable, irresponsible, irresponsive, irresuscitable, irretentive, irretraceable, irretrievable, irreverence

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Example sentences from the Web for irresponsive

It was like embracing a marble statue, so moveless, so irresponsive was he.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate|George MacDonald
A man's ordinary sleep is at once unstable and irresponsive.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers
Such might be irresponsive, but doubtless had been fearfully real to Alice.
Oswald Langdon|Carson Jay Lee
The husband will have only himself to blame if he is bound all his life to an apathetic, irresponsive wife.
What a Young Husband Ought to Know|Sylvanus Stall

May God save people from such a calamity,—from becoming clay that is irresponsive to the divine touch.
With God in the Yellowstone|Alma White

British Dictionary definitions for irresponsive

irresponsive

/ (ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪv) /

adjective

not responsive

Derived forms of irresponsive

irresponsively, adverbirresponsiveness, noun

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Medical definitions for irresponsive

irresponsive

[ ĭr′ĭ-spŏn′sĭv ]

adj.

Not responsive, as to treatment or stimuli.

Not responding or answering readily.

单词	irresponsive
释义	irresponsive [ ir-i-spon-siv ] / ˌɪr ɪˈspɒn sɪv / adjective not responsive; not responding, or not responding readily, as in speech, action, or feeling. Origin of irresponsive First recorded in 1840–50; ir-² + responsive OTHER WORDS FROM irresponsive ir·re·spon·sive·ness, noun Words nearby irresponsive irresolution, irresolvable, irrespective, irrespirable, irresponsible, irresponsive, irresuscitable, irretentive, irretraceable, irretrievable, irreverence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irresponsive It was like embracing a marble statue, so moveless, so irresponsive was he. Thomas Wingfold, Curate\|George MacDonald A man's ordinary sleep is at once unstable and irresponsive. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death\|Frederick W. H. Myers Such might be irresponsive, but doubtless had been fearfully real to Alice. Oswald Langdon\|Carson Jay Lee The husband will have only himself to blame if he is bound all his life to an apathetic, irresponsive wife. What a Young Husband Ought to Know\|Sylvanus Stall May God save people from such a calamity,—from becoming clay that is irresponsive to the divine touch. With God in the Yellowstone\|Alma White British Dictionary definitions for irresponsive irresponsive / (ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪv) / adjective not responsive Derived forms of irresponsive irresponsively, adverbirresponsiveness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for irresponsive irresponsive [ ĭr′ĭ-spŏn′sĭv ] adj. Not responsive, as to treatment or stimuli. Not responding or answering readily. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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