irresponsibly

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irresponsibly

  • /ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bli/ UK
  • /ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɑːn.sə.bli/ US

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From irresponsible + -ly or ir- + responsibly.

adverb more irresponsibly · most irresponsibly

  1. In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible. 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

Opposite: responsibly

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adverb

Opposite: responsibly

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adv in an irresponsible manner

Españolirresponsablemente
Portuguêsirresponsavelmente
Françaisirresponsablement
Italianoirresponsabilmente
Ελληνικάανεύθυνα anéfthyna
Русскийбезответственно bezotvetstvenno

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@misc{irresponsibly_2026,
  title = {irresponsibly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irresponsibly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}