responsible : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: responsible	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for responsible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
responsible adj worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament" Antonym(s): irresponsible being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage" Synonym(s): responsible, responsible for(p) having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower" Synonym(s): creditworthy, responsible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Responsible \Respon"sible\ (r?sp?n"s?b'l), a. [Cf. F. responsable. See {Respond}.] 1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office. 2. Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety. 3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a responsible office. Syn: Accountable; answerable; amenable. -- {Respon"sibleness}, n. -- {Respon"si*bly}, adv.