responsive

From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈspɒnsɪv/

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
6. (obsolete) suited to something else; correspondent
   • Alexander Pope

     The vocal lay responsive to the strings.

7. (obsolete) responsible

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)

• nonresponsive
• unresponsive

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

responsive

1. feminine singular of responsif

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 adjective responsivo.

• provenisse