irresponsible.
Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
Meaning & usage
Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.
Where this word comes from
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.
Someone who is not responsible.
Where this word comes from
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.
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