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Webster 1913 Edition


Irresponsible

Irˊre-spon′si-ble

,
Adj.
[Pref.
ir-
not +
responsible
: cf. F.
irresponsable
.]
1.
Not responsible; not liable or able to answer for consequences; innocent.
2.
Not to be trusted; unreliable; lacking a proper sense of responsibility.

Webster 1828 Edition


Irresponsible

IRRESPONS'IBLE

,
Adj.
[in and responsible.] Not responsible; not liable or able to answer for consequences; not answerable.

Definition 2024


irresponsible

irresponsible

English

Adjective

irresponsible (comparative more irresponsible, superlative most irresponsible)

  1. Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation; negligent.
  2. Not responsible; not subject to responsibility; not to be held accountable, or called into question.

Translations

Noun

irresponsible (plural irresponsibles)

  1. Someone who is not responsible.

References

  • irresponsible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • irresponsible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913