Meanings
comparative more irresponsibly · superlative most irresponsibly
- In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.
1 more example
He had frequent fits of melancholy in which he declared that he was neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring. His was neither an irresponsibly contemplative nature nor a sturdily practical one, and he was for ever looking in vain for the uses of the things that please and the charm of the things that sustain.
1875, Henry James, Roderick Hudson, Boston, Mass.: J. R. Osgood
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an irresponsible manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan irresponsablement
- irresponsablementin an irresponsible manner
Finnish vastuuttomasti
- vastuuttomastiin an irresponsible manner
French irresponsablement
- irresponsablementin an irresponsible manner
Greek ανεύθυνα
- ανεύθυνα (anéfthyna)in an irresponsible manner
Hungarian felelőtlenül
- felelőtlenülin an irresponsible manner
Italian irresponsabilmente
- irresponsabilmentein an irresponsible manner
Polish nieodpowiedzialnie
- nieodpowiedzialniein an irresponsible manner
Portuguese irresponsavelmente
- irresponsavelmentein an irresponsible manner
Russian безответственно
- безответственно (bezotvetstvenno)in an irresponsible manner
Spanish irresponsablemente
- irresponsablementein an irresponsible manner
Ukrainian безвідповіда́льно
- безвідповіда́льно (bezvidpovidálʹno)in an irresponsible manner
Cite this entry
irresponsibly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irresponsibly
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