Irresponsible: alternatives and connections

Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.

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Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.

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Spiritless; weak; worthless.

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Spiritless; weak; worthless.

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Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless.

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Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless.

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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Not accountable or responsible; free from control.

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Not accountable or responsible; free from control.

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Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Want of, or freedom from, responsibility or accountability.

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Want of, or freedom from, responsibility or accountability.

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The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct…

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Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct…

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