responsible
responsible is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is responsible.
- What is able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety called?
- What is 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 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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