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irresponsibly

/ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bli/US/ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɑːn.sə.bli/

irresponsibly adverb: in an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.

Adverb

irresponsibly (comparative more irresponsibly, superlative most irresponsibly)

  1. In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.
    • He had frequent fits of melancholy in which he declared that he was neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring. His was neither an irresponsibly contemplative nature nor a sturdily practical one, and he was for ever looking in vain for the uses of the things that please and the charm of the things...1875, Henry James, Roderick Hudson, Boston, Mass.: J. R. Osgood

irresponsibly meaning in Tamil

irresponsibly in Tamil

பொறுப்பில்லாமல், பொறுப்பற்று

Antonyms of irresponsibly

Forms of irresponsibly

comparativemore irresponsibly
superlativemost irresponsibly

Origin of irresponsibly

From irresponsible + -ly or ir- + responsibly.

Questions about irresponsibly

What does irresponsibly mean?
Irresponsibly means in an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.
What is irresponsibly in Tamil?
Irresponsibly in Tamil is பொறுப்பில்லாமல், பொறுப்பற்று. See Irresponsibly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is irresponsibly?
Irresponsibly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce irresponsibly?
Irresponsibly is pronounced /ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bli/ (UK).

Words near irresponsibly in the dictionary

  1. irresponsibilities
  2. irresponsibility
  3. irresponsible
  4. irresponsibleness
  5. irresponsibles
  6. irresponsibly
  7. irresponsive
  8. irresponsively
  9. irresponsiveness
  10. irrestrainable
  11. irresultative

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Adapted from Wiktionary: irresponsibly (page history and authors); irresponsibly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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