Added 9 October 2026
responsible
/ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ adjective
Latin root: responsus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about responsible at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable.
a responsible adult
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Being the agent or cause.
determined who was the responsible party
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Having an acceptable credit rating.
a responsible borrower
Origin
From Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, responsible, formed from the root of Latin responsus, from respondeō, respondēre. The spelling of the English word is taken from the Old French variant responsible. By surface analysis, response + -ible.
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