irresponsive
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of irresponsive
First recorded in 1840–50; ir- 2 + responsive
Example Sentences
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Black Africa has progressed despite intricate problems, irresponsive and irresponsible "neighbors" and exogenously calculated attempts to undermine and cripple her.
From Time Magazine Archive
His hand gripped hers, but for the first time the girl’s fingers remained limp and irresponsive in his grasp.
From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
Deane, a little weary with the strain of the day, was at first irresponsive, but gradually he forgot himself in the interest of playing his new part.
From The Golden Web by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
So to all smooth suggestions that she should make things pleasant all round by acquiescing in the King’s view of their marriage, she was scornfully irresponsive.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp
For the second time her clinging fingers closed round her stepmother's irresponsive hand.
From Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Austin, Caroline
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