adj
Meaning 1
Answering, replying or responding
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adj
Answering, replying or responding
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adj
Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.
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adj
Using antiphons; antiphonal.
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adj
Susceptible to the feelings of others.
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adj
Automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space.
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Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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adj
Suited to something else; correspondent.
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Usage: obsolete
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adj
Responsible.
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Usage: obsolete
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adjective
readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: unresponsive
adjective
containing or using responses; alternating
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Synonyms: antiphonal
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adjective satellite
reacting to a stimulus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reactive
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History
From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.
Across languages
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