responsive
AdjectiveUS/rɪˈspɑnsɪv/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (3)
- containing or using responses; alternating“responsive reading”“antiphonal laughter”Synonyms: antiphonalRelating to antiphon
- readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion“children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience”Opposite unresponsiveSimilar answering, respondentSee also sensitive
- reacting to a stimulus“the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons”Synonyms: reactiveOpposite insensitiveSimilar sensitive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re·spon′sive (-s?v), adjective
Origin: Cf. F. resposif.
1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond.
2. Suited to something else; correspondent.
The vocal lay responsive to the strings.— Alexander Pope
3. Responsible. obsolete Taylor, Jeremy
— Re·spon′wb-a1′>′sive·ly, adverb — Re·spon′wb-a1′>′sive·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54