irresponsible

English

Etymology

From ir- +‎ responsible.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/

Adjective

irresponsible (comparative more irresponsible, superlative most irresponsible)

  1. (now rare) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
    • 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford 2009, p. 28:
      They left the crown what, in the eye and estimation of law, it had ever been, perfectly irresponsible.
  2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

Translations

Noun

irresponsible (plural irresponsibles)

  1. Someone who is not responsible.

See also

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