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ir·re·spon·si·ble

irresponsible

 
pronunciation:
I r span sih bl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: If someone is irresponsible, they make bad decisions and other people cannot depend on them.
The babysitter was being very irresponsible when she let the children play in the pool without her watching them.
synonyms:
unreliable
similar words:
careless, foolish
derivations: irresponsibly (adv.), irresponsibility (n.)
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