irresponsive
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
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
Another dame was there, of graver look, And heart of slower beat; yet in its depths Not irresponsive to the soul of things, Nor cold when charmed by those who knew its pass-word.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller
But it worried Algernon to see Rhoda's sad, downcast face, irresponsive to any of his bright anticipations.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope
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 E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
For the second time her clinging fingers closed round her stepmother's irresponsive hand.
From Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Caroline Austin
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