responsive

From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈspɒn.sɪv/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv/

responsive (comparative more responsive, superlative most responsive)

1. answering, replying or responding
2. able to receive and respond to external stimuli
3. using antiphons; antiphonal
4. susceptible to the feelings of others
5. (graphical user interface) automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space
   • 2012, Dino Esposito, Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise:

     Now, let's briefly explore two different approaches for creating sites for a multiple audience: multiserving and responsive design.

6. (obsolete) suited to something else; correspondent
   • 1725, Homer, “Book VIII”, in [William Broome], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume II, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:

     The vocal lay responsive to the strings.

7. (obsolete) responsible
   • 1642, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy or Episcopacy Asserted against the Arians and Acephali New and Old:

     he [the bishop] must be responsive for all his diocese

• nonresponsive
• unresponsive

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛs.pɔ̃.siv/
• Homophone: responsives

responsive

1. feminine singular of responsif

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responsive

1. inflection of responsiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

responsive

1. feminine plural of responsivo

• provenisse