What does irresponsive mean?
Irresponsive means That does not respond to stimuli; unresponsive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
That does not respond to stimuli; unresponsive..
The church bells, faintly and fitfully heard, clanged their invitation to an irresponsive town; […]
At dawn some weeks back it had creaked across the plain, and at a point where the scrub curved, the husband had stopped the horse while the woman parted the tilt and waved goodbye to the bent, irresponsive old man and his dog.
I had seen him once in that brown coat; I touched its sleeve, but it was limp and irresponsive to that faint call of memory.
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Irresponsive means That does not respond to stimuli; unresponsive..
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The church bells, faintly and fitfully heard, clanged their invitation to an irresponsive town; […]
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