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   re·spon·sive

   /rəˈspänsiv/

   adjective

   • 1. reacting quickly and positively: "a flexible service that is responsive to changing social and economic patterns"
   • ▪ responding readily and with interest or enthusiasm: "our most enthusiastic and responsive students"
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a website whose page design changes automatically according to the size of the screen on which it is viewed: "a responsive site that would work on PCs and tablets equally well"
   • 2. answering: "I'm distracted by a nibble on my line: I jig it several times, but there is no responsive tug"
   • ▪ (of a section of liturgy) using responses.

   Derivatives

   • 1. responsively adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › responsiveResponsive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RESPONSIVE is giving response : constituting a response : answering. How to use responsive in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRESPONSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   saying or doing something as a reaction to something or someone, especially in a quick or positive way: a responsive engine. a responsive audience. She wasn't responsive to questioning. able to be improved or cured by a treatment: The disease has proved responsive to the new treatment. Opposite. unresponsive. Fewer examples.

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   Responsive definition: responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.. See examples of RESPONSIVE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRESPONSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   saying or doing something as a reaction to something or someone, especially in a quick or positive way: a responsive engine. a responsive audience. She wasn't responsive to questioning. able to be improved or cured by a treatment: The disease has proved responsive to the new treatment. Opposite. unresponsive. Fewer examples.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRESPONSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A responsive person is quick to react to people or events and to show emotions such as pleasure and affection. Harriet was an easy, responsive little girl. This is a responsive class with plenty of ideas.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › responsiveResponsive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A person who has enthusiasm is more responsive than someone who is quiet and seems bored. Things other than people can be responsive too: a plant is responsive to sunlight, and the fire department is responsive to a fire. Anything that is alert and quick to react is responsive.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › responsiveResponsive - definition of responsive by The Free Dictionary

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   Define responsive. responsive synonyms, responsive pronunciation, responsive translation, English dictionary definition of responsive. adj. 1. Answering or replying; responding. 2. Readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts: a responsive student. 3. Containing or using...

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionresponsive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   [not usually before noun] responsive (to somebody/something) reacting quickly and in a positive way. Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand. a flu virus that is not responsive to treatment; The company is highly responsive to changes in demand.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of responsive – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    RESPONSIVE definition: listening to someone or something and having a positive and quick reaction to them: . Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishresponsive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of responsive adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.