corresponsive

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

/ ˌkɔr əˈspɒn sɪv, ˌkɒr- /

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adjective

responsive to effort or impulse; answering.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of corresponsive

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

correspondency, correspondent, correspondent bank, corresponding, corresponding angles, corresponsive, Corrèze, corrida, corrido, corridor, corridor of uncertainty