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irresponsible

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In a world where Bernie Madoff existed, it'd be almost irresponsible to invest retirement savings with a startup.

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Quick take

Someone who is not responsible.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of irresponsible gathered in one view.

noun

Someone who is not responsible.

adjective

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

adjective

(now rare) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for irresponsible.

Example sentences

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In a world where Bernie Madoff existed, it'd be almost irresponsible to invest retirement savings with a startup.

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Any vet can tell you about cases of malnourished cats whose irresponsible owners failed to provide enough meat.

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You don't think that leaving a six year old in charge of a four year old is irresponsible and dangerous?

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When an organization sits on a bug that was quietly reported, no one tells them they're being irresponsible or endangering anyone.

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The parents did make a conscious choice however irresponsible it might have been.

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This is just a bad idea in an industry full of irresponsible employers.

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I agree, though, that it seems irresponsible for Prof Grootveld to ignore the issues of smoking/burning your cooking medium.

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The story behind that is simply that legal would not let Sam publish a real IP address because that would be irresponsible and inappropriate.

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I'm not saying that Triplebyte is in any way irresponsible, but the rest of the industry has already ruined this avenue.

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Not to consider this while implementing countermeasures is irresponsible at best.

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According to Lisa Monaco, it would be irresponsible for Obama to run away from the consequences of his actions by not stepping down in that situation.

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A sweeping generalization would have been irresponsible of me.

Quote examples

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Security researchers do irresponsible shit like this because too many organizations don't fix bugs when they're "disclosed responsibly".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use irresponsible in a sentence?

In a world where Bernie Madoff existed, it'd be almost irresponsible to invest retirement savings with a startup.

What does irresponsible mean?

Someone who is not responsible.

What part of speech is irresponsible?

irresponsible is commonly used as noun, adjective.