responsive
adjective
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Responsive comes from the joining of Latin responsus with the suffix -ivus, which gave English -ive. That suffix changes verbs into adjectives, as in suggestive or corrosive. Responsus is a form of respondēre, which means "to answer" and is the source of English's respond. Responsive enters the language with the meaning "giving response" or "answering." Examples are "a responsive letter" or "a responsive glance." Nowadays, it variously describes people or things that immediately respond or react to something, such as "a responsive audience" or "a car with responsive steering."
Examples of responsive in a Sentence
Alan Baratz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
While turnover among supervisors has led to a much more responsive attitude, the county can certainly do more.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
For a number of reasons, too many of them can gum up the works and make the muscles less responsive to signals from the brain, producing what’s called peripheral fatigue.
—Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
The game emulation is capable and responsive, reminiscent of the NES Classic and SNES Classic's emulation.
—PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Responsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/responsive. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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