irresponsible

UK /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ US /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

VERBS

be, seem, sound | become | consider sb/sth

ADV

extremely, grossly, highly, terribly, very

Leaving your young children alone at home would be extremely irresponsible.

completely, totally, utterly, wholly

She completely ignored her duties and spent all day shopping instead.

rather, slightly, somewhat

socially

Dumping waste into the river is socially irresponsible and harms the community.

adj

Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.

They left the crown what, in the eye and estimation of law, it had ever been, perfectly irresponsible.

Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

noun

Someone who is not responsible.

They left the crown what, in the eye and estimation of law, it had ever been, perfectly irresponsible.

Wiktionary

The man charged me with being irresponsible.

Tatoeba · #45303

I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.

Tatoeba · #56787

I am alarmed by your irresponsible attitude.

Tatoeba · #287589

He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.

Tatoeba · #301182

She charged me with being irresponsible.

Tatoeba · #314463

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