IRRESPONSIBLE

irresponsible

(adjective) showing lack of care for consequences; “behaved like an irresponsible idiot”; “hasty and irresponsible action”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

irresponsible (comparative more irresponsible, superlative most irresponsible)

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

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

Noun

irresponsible (plural irresponsibles)

Someone who is not responsible.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir`re*spon"si*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. ir- not + responsible: cf. F. irresponsable.]

1. Nor responsible; not liable or able to answer fro consequences; innocent.

2. Not to be trusted; unreliable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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