Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not responsive, as to treatment or stimuli.
- adjective Not responding or answering readily.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not responsive; unanswering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not responsive; not able, ready, or inclined to respond.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That does not
respond to stimuli
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was an unforgettable scene -- the mate in the high place, the men, sullen and irresponsive, grouped beneath.
CHAPTER XL 2010
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After a worried friend called 911, paramedics broke down the door to find the shirtless DJ irresponsive in his bed.
Heath Ledger Death Suicide: Heath Ledger Death Accidental Overdose Or Suicide, Police Say 2009
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Altough the Blender window updates itself, the Blender user interface is still irresponsive when running an IPython session.
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Altough the Blender window updates itself, the Blender user interface is still irresponsive when running an IPython session.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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I also realize that one implication of the amendment is the use of firearms to accomplish political goals in the event that the government becomes irresponsive to the will of the citizenry.
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Your crumbs choke me, I would not want a drop of your blood in me, it is pumped by weak hearts, perfect pulses that never falter: irresponsive to nightmare reality.
Friday Poetry Kay Olson 2007
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“We have an irresponsible and irresponsive federal bureaucracy that is unable to deal with the issue of illegal immigrants,” said state Sen. Joe Haynes, D-Goodlettsville, the sponsor of the only immigration bill that the legislature passed last year
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“We have an irresponsible and irresponsive federal bureaucracy that is unable to deal with the issue of illegal immigrants,” said state Sen. Joe Haynes, D-Goodlettsville, the sponsor of the only immigration bill that the legislature passed last year
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Mute, close, irresponsive to any glancing light, his dress is like himself.
Bleak House 2007
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Your crumbs choke me, I would not want a drop of your blood in me, it is pumped by weak hearts, perfect pulses that never falter: irresponsive to nightmare reality.
Archive 2007-05-01 Kay Olson 2007
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