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When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy.
John F. Kerry

Meaning of "irresponsibly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRRESPONSIBLY

irresponsibly  [ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRESPONSIBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irresponsibly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES IRRESPONSIBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Responsibility

Responsibility may refer to: ▪ Collective responsibility ▪ Corporate social responsibility ▪ Diffusion of responsibility ▪ Diminished responsibility ▪ Duty ▪ Human responsibilities ▪ Legal liability ▪ Legal responsibility, various meanings ▪ Media responsibility ▪ Moral responsibility ▪ Obligation ▪ Professional responsibility ▪ Responsibility assumption in spirituality and personal-growth contexts ▪ Responsibility, a song by the Christian punk band MxPx ▪ Single responsibility principle ▪ Social responsibility ▪ The Westminster system constitutional conventions of: ▪ Cabinet collective responsibility ▪ Individual ministerial responsibility...

Definition of irresponsibly in the English dictionary

The definition of irresponsibly in the dictionary is without showing due care for the consequences of one's actions or attitudes; recklessly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRESPONSIBLY


accessibly
əkˈsɛsɪblɪ
defensibly
dɪˈfɛnsɪblɪ
evincibly
ɪˈvɪnsɪblɪ
impermissibly
ˌɪmpəˈmɪsɪblɪ
inaccessibly
ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪblɪ
insensibly
ɪnˈsɛnsɪblɪ
invincibly
ɪnˈvɪnsɪblɪ
irreducibly
ˌɪrɪˈdjuːsɪblɪ
irreversibly
ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsɪblɪ
ostensibly
ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ
permissibly
pəˈmɪsɪblɪ
possibly
ˈpɒsɪblɪ
reprehensibly
ˌreprɪˈhensɪblɪ
reproducibly
ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪblɪ
reversibly
rɪˈvɜːsɪblɪ
sensibly
ˈsensɪblɪ
supersensibly
ˌsuːpəˈsensɪblɪ
tensibly
ˈtensɪblɪ
unsensibly
ʌnˈsensɪblɪ
vincibly
ˈvɪnsɪblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRESPONSIBLY

irresolutely
irresoluteness
irresolution
irresolvability
irresolvable
irresolvableness
irresolvably
irrespective
irrespective of
irrespectively
irrespirable
irresponsibility
irresponsible
irresponsibleness
irresponsive
irresponsively
irresponsiveness
irrestrainable
irresuscitable
irresuscitably

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRESPONSIBLY

comprehensibly
expansibly
feasibly
fusibly
implausibly
impossibly
incomprehensibly
incredibly
indefeasibly
indefensibly
indivisibly
inexpressibly
insuppressibly
invisibly
irremissibly
irreprehensibly
irrepressibly
plausibly
responsibly
risibly
visibly

Synonyms and antonyms of irresponsibly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irresponsibly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRRESPONSIBLY

Find out the translation of irresponsibly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of irresponsibly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irresponsibly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不负责任
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irresponsablemente
570 millions of speakers

English

irresponsibly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैर जिम्मेदाराना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مسؤول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безответственно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irresponsavelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দায়িত্বজ্ঞানহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irresponsable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bertanggungjawab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verantwortungslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無責任に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무책임
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irresponsibly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô trách nhiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுப்பற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेजबाबदारपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sorumsuzca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irresponsabilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieodpowiedzialny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безвідповідально
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iresponsabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεύθυνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverantwoordelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oansvarigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uansvarlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irresponsibly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRESPONSIBLY»

The term «irresponsibly» is normally little used and occupies the 113.757 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRESPONSIBLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «irresponsibly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «irresponsibly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irresponsibly

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3 QUOTES WITH «IRRESPONSIBLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word irresponsibly.
1
John F. Kerry
When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy.
2
Evo Morales
I want to stress that at no time Bolivia acts untimely or irresponsibly.
3
Pat Robertson
I mean, if a person acts irresponsibly in his own life, he will pay the consequences. And it's not so much divine retribution as it's built into the law of nature.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRESPONSIBLY»

Discover the use of irresponsibly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irresponsibly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Irresponsibly Awesome Guide to Cryptozoology
Nick Sanborn. IRIR'ESI7II]|'{SIIZ>LHl AWESOME GUIDE TU ERWTUZUULUG NICK SANBURN Irresponsibly Awesome Guide to Cryptozoology Nick Sanborn All rights reserved. Front Cover.
Nick Sanborn
2
Apologizing for God: The Importance of Living in History
One acts irresponsibly when one doesn't pay sufficient attention to one's responsibility or when one simply decides to ignore one's responsibility. To be responsible is to have the capacity to act responsibly (to act well) and the capacity to act ...
Mark S. McLeod-Harrison, 2011
3
Coerced Contraception?: Moral and Policy Challenges of Long ...
But we might also want to say, and be perfectly justified in saying, that a woman who imposes this risk on her future child is acting irresponsibly, and moreover, that we would be right to blame her for this had the excusing or mitigating factors  ...
Ellen H. Moskowitz, Bruce Jennings, 1996
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Tracking the Bullet Saved My Child
Even if itis just one time where hefailsto account for any bullet thathe purchased and has not useditina responsible manner, then he is deemed to be using the bullets irresponsibly to kill or to injure. He will be banned from purchasing bullets.
Demetri Bell, 2010
5
Dr. Irresistible (Mills & Boon Desire)
“Ibehaved irresponsibly. That's allthere was to it. And,hey, there's nothing new in me being irresponsible, is there? It'smy standard operating procedure.” He expelleda single,humorless chuckle. “You know, Prudence, if you'd just give yourself ...
Elizabeth Bevarly, 2014
6
Class Action Drinking and Driving Casebook
The Foleys claim that the Welbys were negligent — or acted irresponsibly — the night that Danny was injured in a car crash. It is up to our legal team to prove that the Welbys did, indeed, act irresponsibly and that their actions caused harm to ...
Cheryl L. Perry, Carolyn L. Williams, Sara Veblen-Mortenson, 2002
7
Affluent in the Face of Poverty: On What Rich Individuals ...
I think that the responsibility-sensitive cost-based position could hold that the impersonal evils that befall someone who has behaved very irresponsibly should count for much less, to such a degree that not so much impersonal good can be ...
Jos Philips, 2007
8
Class Action: Drinking and driving on trial
The Hunts claim that Coach Wilson was negligent — or acted irresponsibly — by allowing Jason to play football when the coach received information that Jason was drinking before practices and games. It is up to our legal team to prove that ...
Cheryl Perry, Carolyn L. Williams, Sara Veblen-Mortenson, 2002
9
Is There a Duty to Die?: And Other Essays in Bioethics
Dying. Responsibly. Reflections. on. These. Commentaries. “A responsible death ”—that's it,precisely.Churchill's phrase nicely captures the central point. One can live responsibly or irresponsibly. Accordingly, onecanage responsibly or ...
John Hardwig, 2014
10
First Responder: Your First Response in Emergency Care
Voices. of. Ethically,. it. can. be. a. challenge. to. treat. patients. who. act. irresponsibly. J. J. Do. Their. Parents. Know. Where. They. Are? I was the attendant-in-charge dispatched to a rollover motor vehicle collision at about 2:30 AM one dreary, ...
David Schottke, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRESPONSIBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irresponsibly is used in the context of the following news items.
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WRAPUP-German lawmakers back Greek bailout despite rebellion …
"We would be grossly negligent, and acting irresponsibly, if we didn't at least attempt this way." "LAST ATTEMPT". Schaeuble lined up with his ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
German lawmakers back Greek bailout talks despite rebellion …
"We would be grossly negligent, and act irresponsibly, if we didn't at least attempt this way." Schaeuble himself has suggested that Greece ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
3
Germany, Greece reluctantly look to new talks | News | DW.COM …
"We would be grossly negligent, indeed acting irresponsibly, if we did not at least try this path," she said. The chancellor referred to "legitimate ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
4
German lawmakers give go-ahead for bailout talks
"We would be grossly negligent, and act irresponsibly, if we didn't at least attempt this way." Mr Schaeuble himself has suggested that Greece ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Greek debt crisis: Germany's parliament backs Greece bailout …
"We would be grossly negligent, and act irresponsibly, if we didn't at least attempt this way." Mr Schaeuble himself has suggested that Greece ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
6
TEACHERS HOUSES DEMOLISHED IN CHINHOYI …
“Definitely, we are going to engage our lawyers to stop council from acting irresponsibly,” a PTUZ official said. newsday. Posted in: NEWS. «NewsdzeZimbabwe, Jul 15»
7
LETTER: Turn out to vote against override - News - Needham Times …
Because the special interest groups want a light voter turnout so that their members can get more money to handle irresponsibly. Please ... «Wicked Local Needham, Jul 15»
8
Greek PM ousts rebels - Sky News
Addressing the chamber before the vote, Merkel had argued that 'we would be grossly negligent, indeed acting irresponsibly, if we did not at ... «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»
9
German lawmakers back Greek bailout talks
"We would be grossly negligent, and act irresponsibly, if we didn't at least attempt this way." Schaeuble himself has suggested that Greece ... «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»
10
German MPs back Merkel on Greece bailout
Addressing the chamber before the vote on Friday, Merkel had argued that 'we would be grossly negligent, indeed acting irresponsibly if we did ... «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»

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