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responsibleness
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Responsibleness
(gcide) | Responsible \Re*spon"si*ble\ (r?*sp?n"s?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.
responsable. See Respond.]
1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer;
accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is
responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.
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2. Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and
obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to
have a responsible man for surety.
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3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of
accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a
responsible office.
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Syn: Accountable; answerable; amenable.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*spon"si*ble*ness, n. --
Re*spon"si*bly, adv.
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responsibleness
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n 1: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to
someone for something or being responsible for one's
conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"
[syn: responsibility, responsibleness] [ant:
irresponsibility, irresponsibleness] |
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