irresponsible

adjectivenouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl//
United States//ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl//
Australia//ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bəl//
Australia/[ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bl̩]/

Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

adjective

1
archaicNot responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English responsible English irresponsible From ir- + responsible.

noun

1
Someone who is not responsible.

Forms

plural: irresponsibles
comparative: more irresponsible
superlative: most irresponsible

irregular · Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.irrelevant · Not relevant, as irresistible · Impossible to resist.

irresponsible · Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

irritate · To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.irritated · Experiencing a feeling of irritation.irritating · Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.