irresponsive

American

[ir-i-spon-siv] / ˌɪr ɪˈspɒn sɪv /

adjective

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

irresponsive British

/ ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪv /

adjective

not responsive

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Etymology

Origin of irresponsive

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

Example Sentences

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Irresponsive as she was, she nevertheless compelled admiration,—her husband himself admired her, but only as he would have admired a statue or a painting.

From Temporal Power by Corelli, Marie

Irresponsive as it was, however, he reminded himself, she had made no effective protest against the gesture.

From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Dowson, Ernest Christopher

Irresponsive to the grand beauty of the poem he felt only its undertone of heartache and woe.

From The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. by Balch, Frederic Homer

Irresponsive and secret combinations among railways always have existed, and, so long as the railroad system continues as it now is, they unquestionably always will exist.

From Monopolies and the People by Baker, Charles Whiting

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