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responsive
[ ri-spon-siv ]
adjective
- responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.:
a responsive government.
Synonyms: receptive, sympathetic, understanding
- Physiology. acting in response, as to some stimulus.
- characterized by the use of responses:
responsive worship.
responsive
/ rɪˈspɒnsɪv /
adjective
- reacting or replying quickly or favourably, as to a suggestion, initiative, etc
- (of an organism) reacting to a stimulus
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Derived Forms
- reˈsponsiveness, noun
- reˈsponsively, adverb
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Other Words From
- re·sponsive·ly adverb
- hyper·re·sponsive adjective
- hyper·re·sponsive·ly adverb
- hyper·re·sponsive·ness noun
- nonre·sponsive adjective
- nonre·sponsive·ly adverb
- quasi-re·sponsive adjective
- quasi-re·sponsive·ly adverb
- unre·sponsive adjective
- unre·sponsive·ly adverb
- unre·sponsive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of responsive1
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Example Sentences
It lets conservatives seem responsive without giving more power to the Justice Department.
Nancy, according to her mother, was at least somewhat responsive to the environment, often happy and engaged.
Although he was scared at first, he became confident as he felt the crowd being responsive to his reading.
Troops and their families count on high-quality education and responsive universal health care.
And, with the work of the auto task force, GM was supposed to be made leaner, and more responsive.
The voice of the orator peculiarly should be free from studied effects, and responsive to motive.
No drooping Clytie could be more constant than I to him who strikes the chord that is responsive in my soul.
The order was promptly obeyed, and the helm shoved hard a-port, but there was no responsive sheer.
It struck sharp on her senses; she almost consciously thanked heaven for such a responsive set of nerves.
Gradually as the speaker developed his subject the faces changed, and they were soon responsive to his every demand upon them.
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