liable to be called to account as the person who did something
the officer responsible for the arrest
constituting the reason or cause of something
Mechanical defects were responsible for the accident
(usu + for) having charge, control, or care of something or somebody
marked by or involving important duties, decision-making, control of others, accountability, etc
a responsible job
able to discriminate between right and wrong and therefore accountable for one's own actions
able to answer for one's own conduct; trustworthy or reliable
having or showing sound judgment; sensible
not a very responsible way to behave
(+ to) required to report or answer to the specified person or body
responsibleness noun
responsibly adv