irresponsible

irresponsible
/ir'i spon"seuh beuhl/, adj.
1. said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
2. not capable of or qualified for responsibility, as due to age, circumstances, or a mental deficiency.
3. not responsible, answerable, or accountable to higher authority: irresponsible as a monarch.
n.
4. an irresponsible person.
[1640-50; IR-2 + RESPONSIBLE]
Syn. 1. unreliable, undependable, thoughtless.

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