corresponsive

[ kawr-uh-spon-siv, kor- ]

adjective
  1. responsive to effort or impulse; answering.

Origin of corresponsive

1
1600–10; <Medieval Latin corrēspons(us) (past participle of corrēspondēre to correspond, equivalent to corrēspond- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix) + -ive

Other words from corresponsive

  • cor·re·spon·sive·ly, adverb

Words Nearby corresponsive

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