responsive
[ri-spon-siv]
- responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- Physiology. acting in response, as to some stimulus.
- characterized by the use of responses: responsive worship.
Origin of responsive
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. receptive, understanding, sympathetic.
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Contemporary Examples
Troops and their families count on high-quality education and responsive universal health care.
This report is cross-posted at the Center for Responsive Politics.
And they were responsive, and that only bolstered my brainstorming sessions, so the next time I came in with more ideas.
Interview: Kristen Bell, Voiceover Queen, On ‘Frozen,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ & MoreAndrew Romano
December 18, 2013
When we have a question or complaint, she is paid to be responsive in a way that a website can never be.
Most of the stuff inside government is not awesome, cutting-edge, cloud-based, and responsive.
Historical Examples
It revealed surely a tender heart, one responsive to a pure love.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
A new and excited note had come into his voice, responsive to her own.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
She, on her part, fell at once attentive, grave and responsive.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
What this efficient cause is, is a question that awakens no responsive inquiry.
Life: Its True GenesisR. W. Wright
And responsive out of his deeps had come the new thing—love.
White FangJack London
responsive
- reacting or replying quickly or favourably, as to a suggestion, initiative, etc
- (of an organism) reacting to a stimulus
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Word Origin and History for responsive
adj.
early 15c., "making answer," from Middle French responsif and directly from Late Latin responsivus "answering," from Latin respons-, past participle stem of respondere (see respond). Meaning "responding to influence or action" is from 1762. Related: Responsively; responsiveness.
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