What does "responsible" mean?
Responsible: Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety.
Additional senses
- 2.Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a responsible office. -- Re*spon"si*ble*ness, n. -- Re*spon"si*bly, adv.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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