adv
Meaning 1
In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
irresponsibly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bli/
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General-American: /ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɑːn.sə.bli/
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 R AH0 S P AA1 N S AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in an irresponsible manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he acted irresponsibly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: responsibly
History
Etymology
From irresponsible + -ly or ir- + responsibly.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: irresponsablement — in an irresponsible manner
- Finnish: vastuuttomasti — in an irresponsible manner
- French: irresponsablement — in an irresponsible manner
- Greek: ανεύθυνα (anéfthyna) — in an irresponsible manner
- Hungarian: felelőtlenül — in an irresponsible manner
- Italian: irresponsabilmente — in an irresponsible manner
- Polish: nieodpowiedzialnie — in an irresponsible manner
- Portuguese: irresponsavelmente — in an irresponsible manner
- Russian: безответственно (bezotvetstvenno) — in an irresponsible manner
- Spanish: irresponsablemente — in an irresponsible manner
- Ukrainian: безвідповіда́льно (bezvidpovidálʹno) — in an irresponsible manner