RESPONSIVE

responsive

(adjective) readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; “children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience”

reactive, responsive

(adjective) reacting to a stimulus; “the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons”

responsive, antiphonal

(adjective) containing or using responses; alternating; “responsive reading”; “antiphonal laughter”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

responsive (comparative more responsive, superlative most responsive)

answering, replying or responding

able to receive and respond to external stimuli

using antiphons; antiphonal

susceptible to the feelings of others

(GUI) automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space

(obsolete) suited to something else; correspondent

(obsolete) responsible

Antonyms

• nonresponsive

• unresponsive

Source: Wiktionary


Re*spon"sive (-sv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. resposif.]

1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond.

2. Suited to something else; correspondent. The vocal lay responsive to the strings. Pope.

3. Responsible. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

– Re*spon"sive*ly, adv.

– Re*spon"sive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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