responsive

English

Etymology

From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɒnsɪv/

Adjective

responsive (comparative more responsive, superlative most responsive)

  1. Answering, replying or responding.
  2. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.
  3. Using antiphons; antiphonal.
  4. Susceptible to the feelings of others.
  5. (obsolete) Suited to something else; correspondent.
    • Alexander Pope
      The vocal lay responsive to the strings.
  6. (obsolete) responsible
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French

Adjective

responsive

  1. feminine of responsif

German

Adjective

responsive

  1. inflected form of responsiv

Italian

Adjective

responsive

  1. Feminine plural form of responsivo

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