irresponsibly
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4.2
- adverb
- /ˌɪrɪˈspɑnsəblɪ/
:
irresponsablemente
- Because, as I was saying, you behaved completely irresponsibly.
- behave irresponsibly
- act irresponsibly
It's a recipe for people getting wildly and and irresponsibly taken advantage of.
- It's a recipe for people getting wildly and and irresponsibly taken advantage of.
- He was playing irresponsibly with a firearm.
- I didn't irresponsibly buy real estate.
- I mean, there's so many doctors that would just prescribe just very, very irresponsibly.
- And the company is it's behaving irresponsibly.
- Now, however, I didn't double down irresponsibly,
- And so in their view, I've put something out there irresponsibly that shows something that they just know can't be true.
- Or they already did and they don't spend money irresponsibly and they do what feels at least financially like the right thing.
- Whether it's, you know, people who have lost, you know, loved ones because of high speed chases that were like totally irresponsibly conducted.
Examples
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Surely the media behave irresponsibly often in the single-minded pursuit of headlines or airtime.
Academic text (1993) -
From that, further information can be inferred: the person had been drinking, and perhaps quite irresponsibly.
Academic text (2018) -
Even then, this man still went five years irresponsibly lying for money.
Blog text (29) -
This does not mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act irresponsibly.
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Or people who spend a lot of money irresponsibly even if they don't have any?
Blog text (5) -
She used her powers irresponsibly.
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She is irresponsibly risking jobs, investment and our industries.
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However, it is also a lazy way of avoiding the inevitable and of irresponsibly dodging a very real public safety issue.
Academic text (2009) -
The commissioners have acted irresponsibly, promising pay raises that they haven't figured out how to fund yet.
Blog text (2) -
Young people sometimes act irresponsibly by skipping school and neglecting their studies.
Synonyms
30
4.6
In a way that shows no care about danger or the results
28
2.8
In a way that shows poor judgment
20
1.0
In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention
7
5.6
Act quickly without thinking about the bad results
5
4.1
In a way that shows poor judgment
4
6.6
In a careless way without proper care or attention
2
6.5
Without care for possible harm or danger
1
7.7
In a way that shows no care for possible bad results
1
7.0
In a careless way that ignores danger
1
6.9
To act without thinking about the future or long-term results
In a way that shows little care or attention
In a careless way that makes mistakes and causes problems
Acting without good sense or careful thought
In a clumsy, careless way that often causes mistakes
Antonyms
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
irresponsibly = irresponsible (transparent) = ir + responsible + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'irresponsible' by adding '-ly', producing an adverb meaning 'in an irresponsible manner'.
Etymology
The word irresponsibly is made of the prefix ir- meaning 'not' and responsible, which comes from the idea of being able to 'answer' for your actions. So, to act irresponsibly is to behave in a way you cannot 'answer' for and that shows little care about the results.