responsiveadj.n.

Brit.

/rᵻˈspɒnsɪv/, U.S.

/rəˈspɑnsɪv/,

/riˈspɑnsɪv/

Forms: late Middle English– responsive, 1500s responsyve, 1600s responsiue.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French responsif; Latin responsivus.

Etymology: < Middle French responsif (French responsif ) that contains a response, responding, that constitutes a response (late 14th cent.) and its etymon post-classical Latin responsivus answering (4th cent.) < classical Latin respōns- , past participial stem of respondēre respond v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Old Occitan responsiu (c1349), Catalan responsiu (1388), Spanish responsivo (15th cent.), Italian responsivo (a1498). In the sense development in English influenced by response n. and respond v. With use as noun compare Middle French responsif objection, reply from the opposing party (mid 15th cent.), responsive written response (early 16th cent. or earlier), Old Occitan responsiva written response, letter (13th cent. in an isolated attestation), post-classical Latin responsiva (feminine) written reply, letter sent in reply (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources), responsivum (neuter) word or part of speech used in responding (13th cent. in a British source).

A. adj.

a. Of a letter: answering, responding; written in reply. In quot. 1529 in plural form.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > giving an answer > of a letter

responsive1419

remissive?a1475

1419 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1834) II. 250 (MED) We send yow closed wiþin þis a copie of oure lettre responsive unto þe lettres abovesaid.

1529 T. Wolsey in Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation (1679) I. Rec. ii. xxiii. 62 Shewing unto the same how ye have received Letters from the King's Highness and me, responsives to such as ye wrote.

1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) ix. 3 Suppois I am not eloquent To wryt ȝow answer responsyve.

1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent ii. 133 When there shall bee occasion to write some letter, missiue or responsiue.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 157 A Certificate..is a Responsive Letter, or Letter by way of Answer.

1800 tr. F. Pagès Anti-revolutionary Thoughts 106 The letter, which appears to be responsive, is neither signed, nor dated; nor yet contains the name of the place, whence it is written.

1870 B. J. Lossing Washington & Amer. Republic III. i. 9 ‘Sir,’ said Washington, in a responsive letter..‘I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal.’

1911 Rep. Supreme Court Georgia 136 708 It is clear from the responsive letter written by the defendant..that the defendant did not understand that the plaintiff was then engaged in such business.

2003 Internat. Peacekeeping 8 206 For the first Iraqi responsive letter, see..Letter dated 10 October 2002 from Republic of Iraq.

b. Responding, making reply. Also with to, against.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > giving an answer

replying1571

answering1627

responsive1653

responding1670

responsorial1757

1653 S. Fisher Παιδοβαπτιζοντες Παιδιζοντες: Baby-baptism 279 Ile march on now to give checkmate to that wretched crew of cavillers, that are so impudent, as to be responsive against reason and its Regiment.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 683 Celestial voices..Sole, or responsive each to others note.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 200 High strains, responsive to the vocal string.

1747 W. Collins Odes 48 A soft responsive Voice was heard at ev'ry Close.

1781 W. Cowper Charity 177 Responsive to the distant neigh he neighs.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. iii. 48 By the responsive testimony of the defendant, the existence of the criminative fact cannot be established.

1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 26 There the grey heath lit the responsive fire.

1889 Daily News 25 July 7/2 The proctors for the Bishop of Lincoln were assigned to bring in their responsive allegation within a fortnight.

1902 Atlantic Reporter 50 607/2 Where defendant's responsive answer is founded on hearsay, his answer is not evidence for him.

2004 Electric Utility Week (Nexis) 5 Jan. 4 The parties have not had a full and fair opportunity to conduct discovery, present responsive testimony and cross-examine the witnesses of other parties.

c. Bridge. Of a double: used to invite a change to an unbid suit in response to a partner's take-out double.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [adjective] > system of bidding > types of bidding

pre-emptive1913

takeout1914

shut-out1916

artificial1927

rebiddable1930

strength-showing1930

one-over-one1931

psychic1932

game-forcing1933

redoubled1954

responsive1956

multi-purpose1972

multicoloured1976

multi1977

1956 N.Y. Times 26 Feb. x17/4 The ‘responsive double’..works like this: South 1♢ West Double North 2♢ East Double.

1959 Listener 12 Mar. 489/3 His double would be ‘responsive’.

1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 456/2 The minimum strength for a responsive double varies slightly with the level of the auction.

1973 T. Reese & A. Dormer Compl. Bk. Bridge viii. 120 Responsive doubles are usually played up to the level of three spades.

2004 Bridge Mag. Mar. 21/2 Lattes/Romanet used a variable no-trump opening..along with four-card majors and another new idea—the responsive double.

2. Correspondent or corresponding; suited to; reflective of. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective]

redditivec1525

correlative1530

reciprocate?1532

responsive1604

reciprocal1617

collateral1659

equivalenta1661

responding1670

co-relative1761

relative1849

correlate1850

correlated1859

complementary1860

obverse1875

double of1876

complemental1882–3

dual1947

intercorrelational1970

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 116 Three of the carriages in faith, are..very responsiue to the hilts.

1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation i. 30 The Bishops..doe not maturely consider the responsive conclusions, which follow upon their principles.

1738 J. Thomson Agamemnon ii. v. 22 Health to Agamemnon! And Happiness responsive to his Glory!

1782 F. Burney Cecilia II. iv. vi. 212 How long will that ingenuous countenance, wearing, because wanting no disguise, look responsive of the whiteness of the region within?

1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony i. 17 He extended it by the addition of four responsive or relative modes.

1922 W. H. Taft Liberty under Law 51 I believe profoundly in our constitutional system and its value to us, because I believe it is the expression, accurate and responsive, of our American people.

†3. Responsible, answerable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [adjective] > responsible, answerable, or liable

accountablec1400

accountant1429

answerable1446

responsalc1460

countable1495

liable1542

chargeable1546

responsable1565

correspondent1612

countant1638

responsible1640

responsive1642

amenablea1781

1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy 371 For all of it, he is responsive to God Almighty.

1646 Bp. J. Taylor Apol. Litvrgie §133 Such persons..for whom the Church her selfe may safely be responsive, that is, to men learned and pious.

1796 R. Jephson Conspiracy v. i. 73 The emperor, The abstract of Rome's state and majesty, Who chiefly stands responsive for her weal.

1801 H. J. Pye Alfred vi. 233 Mutual safety binds the blameless throng, Each man responsive for his neighbour's wrong.

a. Responding quickly to some stimulus or influence; having the tendency to respond in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating or acting in return

responsive1657

reacting1666

responding1670

reactive1717

respondent1726

retroactive1799

reactional1839

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [adjective]

passiblec1384

susceptive1577

impressive1593

waxy1594

eath1596

impressible1626

mutual1657

responsive1657

open1672

susceptible1709

unsteeled1744

unblunted1775

sensate1788

affectible1796

tangible1813

suscipient1815

impressionable1833

impressional1860

unseared1860

reachable1873

passionful1902

1657 G. G. D'Ouvilly False Favourit Disgrac'd iv. i. 93 Where ther's no power to helpe, responsive greefe, Shewes friendly.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 19 Thus, and so quick, the helm responsive flew.

1789 A. Young Jrnl. 11 Oct. in Trav. France (1792) i. 205 The vibrations of pleasurable emotions seemed more responsive than common.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 136 The imaginative critic has described the excursions of our muse with responsive sympathy.

1868 C. Dickens Let. 15 Jan. (2002) XII. 17 The Philadelphia audience..were bright and responsive.

1871 ‘Holme Lee’ Miss Barrington II. xv. 232 Felicia seemed attentive and responsive.

1908 Practitioner Oct. 548 In the case of all our senses, the effects are produced by responsive protoplasmic movements of the specially adapted sense-cells.

a1948 Z. Fitzgerald Other Names for Roses in Coll. Writings (1991) 366 She was ingeniously imperious, keenly appreciative, impersonally responsive, and decidedly not to be bothered.

2003 Amer. Photo Fall 44/1 I use my Nikons for action grab shots, capturing things on the run, and find them very responsive.

b. Reacting quickly or keenly to something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > reactive

responsive1757

reactive1927

1757 S. Boyce in Poems Several Occasions 87 To You, and such as you, 'tis giv'n, Responsive to the call of heav'n, Its blessings to diffuse.

1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st lvii. 29 Responsive to the sprightly pipe when all In sprightly dance the village youth were join'd.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. ii. 216 There is no living being to feel responsive to his feelings.

1884 M. Mather Ruskin (ed. 2) 5 His nature was responsive to the influences brought to bear upon it.

1916 A. H. Thorndike Shakespeare's Theater xiv. 428 It would probably be impossible..to establish stock companies and community theaters as directly responsive to this public as these of London.

1961 Changing Times Mar. 6/2 The drugs are a palliative, never a cure, but because of them, patients become more responsive to treatment.

2003 Jrnl. Sport Behavior (Electronic ed.) 1 Mar. The athlete may not be responsive to suggestions from the sport psychologist.

5. Characterized by the use of responses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > giving an answer > as expected

responsal1570

echoinga1764

responsive1771

antiphonic1840

society > faith > worship > parts of service > response > [adjective]

responsory1620

responsive1771

responsorial1831

interlocutive1842

1771 B. Stillingfleet Princ. & Power Harmony 130 Responsive choral singing at a funeral is described.

1778 R. Lowth Isaiah xxvii. 2 In that day, To the beloved Vineyard, sing ye a responsive song.

1848 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Incarnation (1852) xii. 326 Where this responsive system of worship is lost, the nature of a public service will soon be forgotten.

1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 565 The alternation of the responsive system of prayer into that of prayer by the minister alone.

1901 J. B. Powell Choralia iv. 120 This responsive form of Offertory has not to the writer's knowledge ever been rendered.

1992 Notes 48 1196 The Amora Rav Joseph..permitted responsive choral singing for women but denied them any leadership role.

B. n.

1. An answer, a response.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > an answer, response

answerOE

response?a1400

replication1414

recorda1450

responsal?a1475

responsion?a1475

repliquec1475

responsivec1487

replyal1548

replica?1552

reply1560

avoure1596

interlocution1597

respond1600

responsum1610

returna1616

respondency1617

reasona1635

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 228 For-asmoch as they say the goddes have geven vnto theym such responsives by oracle and reuelation.

1683 W. Cave Ecclesiastici 429 In answer to both he wrote Αντεπιστολὴ..a large Responsive, wherein he particularly opens the Doctrine of the Catholick Church.

1796 E. Gunning Foresters II. ii. 14 The nightingales..raised their melodious notes, and, in sweet responsives, answered to each other's summons.

1896 Mind 5 100 All organic reactions or movements are in his view reflex or ‘suggested’ responsives to sensory stimulation.

1924 F. Mateer Unstable Child 343 The is a frequent response at first, and 49 other responsives are adjectives of general complementary but non-specific type.

1993 N. Wikstrom Polit. World of Small Town vii. 176 The corporation permits, in a latent sense, town officials and a variety of individuals and groups to fashion a wide range of policy responsives.

2. Grammar. A word, form, etc., used (esp. anaphorically) in responding to a question.

ΚΠ

1531 J. Vaus Rudimenta (new ed.) iii. sig. ffiij^v In quhow mony concordis the interrogatiue and responsiue? In cais alanerly and propirnes of langage.

1660 C. Wase Methodi Practicæ Specimen 51 (heading) The Interrogative and Responsive are made by the same Case.

1740 T. Bowles Compend. & Rational Inst. Lat. Tongue 90 No more need be express'd in the Redditive or Responsive, than what (either by Affirmation, Negation or Explication) is necessary to satisfie the Intent of the Interrogative.

1812 A. Stewart Elem. Galic Gram. (ed. 2) ii. 126 When this syllable was used as a responsive, and not followed by any other word; the voice, resting on the final sound, formed a faint articulation.

1877 W. D. Whitney Essent. Eng. Gram. xvi. 229 For brevity's sake, we use the simple responsives,..yes or no, the one in place of the full affirmative reply, the other of the negative.

1914 S. V. Sanford & P. F. Brown Eng. Gram. vii. 171 The words yes and no were originally adverbs, but they have, at present, little or no adverbial force. They are used in responding to a question, and are called Responsives.

2007 I. Smeets Gram. Mapuche (2008) xiv. 91 The phrases..are responsives. They do not constitute a sentence.

3. A response to a versicle; a responsory. Recorded earliest in figurative use.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > church music > hymn > kinds of hymn > anthem > [noun] > responsory

responda1387

responsec1410

respouna1425

responsory?a1475

responsary?1567

responsive?1789

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [noun] > responsory

responda1387

responsec1410

respouna1425

responsory?a1475

anthem1555

responsary?1567

responsive?1789

?1789 S. Beeston Immanuel 17 Again he spoke, again Responsives clear, Echo'd in Carols, warbling to the Ear.

1798 J. Brodie Preaching of Gospel 20 With what heart-felt joy will they listen to the glad tidings of salvation, flowing, in responsives, from the lips of our Messengers of Peace.

1864 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity (ed. 3) IX. xiv. iv. 178 (note) The mixture..of Latin Responsives and Sequences, with the chief passages in the dialect of Thuringia.

1950 J. B. Opdycke Lexicon Word Select. 315 It is the first word in the choir responsives of death matins.

1988 H. Caton Politics Progress ix. 402 Hymns were sung and a hundred thousand voices joined in shouting choral responsives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	responsive
释义	responsiveadj.n. Brit. /rᵻˈspɒnsɪv/, U.S. /rəˈspɑnsɪv/, /riˈspɑnsɪv/ Forms: late Middle English– responsive, 1500s responsyve, 1600s responsiue. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French responsif; Latin responsivus. Etymology: < Middle French responsif (French responsif ) that contains a response, responding, that constitutes a response (late 14th cent.) and its etymon post-classical Latin responsivus answering (4th cent.) < classical Latin respōns- , past participial stem of respondēre respond v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Old Occitan responsiu (c1349), Catalan responsiu (1388), Spanish responsivo (15th cent.), Italian responsivo (a1498). In the sense development in English influenced by response n. and respond v. With use as noun compare Middle French responsif objection, reply from the opposing party (mid 15th cent.), responsive written response (early 16th cent. or earlier), Old Occitan responsiva written response, letter (13th cent. in an isolated attestation), post-classical Latin responsiva (feminine) written reply, letter sent in reply (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources), responsivum (neuter) word or part of speech used in responding (13th cent. in a British source). A. adj. 1. a. Of a letter: answering, responding; written in reply. In quot. 1529 in plural form. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > giving an answer > of a letter responsive1419 remissive?a1475 1419 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1834) II. 250 (MED) We send yow closed wiþin þis a copie of oure lettre responsive unto þe lettres abovesaid. 1529 T. Wolsey in Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation (1679) I. Rec. ii. xxiii. 62 Shewing unto the same how ye have received Letters from the King's Highness and me, responsives to such as ye wrote. 1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) ix. 3 Suppois I am not eloquent To wryt ȝow answer responsyve. 1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent ii. 133 When there shall bee occasion to write some letter, missiue or responsiue. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 157 A Certificate..is a Responsive Letter, or Letter by way of Answer. 1800 tr. F. Pagès Anti-revolutionary Thoughts 106 The letter, which appears to be responsive, is neither signed, nor dated; nor yet contains the name of the place, whence it is written. 1870 B. J. Lossing Washington & Amer. Republic III. i. 9 ‘Sir,’ said Washington, in a responsive letter..‘I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal.’ 1911 Rep. Supreme Court Georgia 136 708 It is clear from the responsive letter written by the defendant..that the defendant did not understand that the plaintiff was then engaged in such business. 2003 Internat. Peacekeeping 8 206 For the first Iraqi responsive letter, see..Letter dated 10 October 2002 from Republic of Iraq. b. Responding, making reply. Also with to, against. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > giving an answer replying1571 answering1627 responsive1653 responding1670 responsorial1757 1653 S. Fisher Παιδοβαπτιζοντες Παιδιζοντες: Baby-baptism 279 Ile march on now to give checkmate to that wretched crew of cavillers, that are so impudent, as to be responsive against reason and its Regiment. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 683 Celestial voices..Sole, or responsive each to others note. View more context for this quotation 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 200 High strains, responsive to the vocal string. 1747 W. Collins Odes 48 A soft responsive Voice was heard at ev'ry Close. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 177 Responsive to the distant neigh he neighs. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. iii. 48 By the responsive testimony of the defendant, the existence of the criminative fact cannot be established. 1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 26 There the grey heath lit the responsive fire. 1889 Daily News 25 July 7/2 The proctors for the Bishop of Lincoln were assigned to bring in their responsive allegation within a fortnight. 1902 Atlantic Reporter 50 607/2 Where defendant's responsive answer is founded on hearsay, his answer is not evidence for him. 2004 Electric Utility Week (Nexis) 5 Jan. 4 The parties have not had a full and fair opportunity to conduct discovery, present responsive testimony and cross-examine the witnesses of other parties. c. Bridge. Of a double: used to invite a change to an unbid suit in response to a partner's take-out double. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [adjective] > system of bidding > types of bidding pre-emptive1913 takeout1914 shut-out1916 artificial1927 rebiddable1930 strength-showing1930 one-over-one1931 psychic1932 game-forcing1933 redoubled1954 responsive1956 multi-purpose1972 multicoloured1976 multi1977 1956 N.Y. Times 26 Feb. x17/4 The ‘responsive double’..works like this: South 1♢ West Double North 2♢ East Double. 1959 Listener 12 Mar. 489/3 His double would be ‘responsive’. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 456/2 The minimum strength for a responsive double varies slightly with the level of the auction. 1973 T. Reese & A. Dormer Compl. Bk. Bridge viii. 120 Responsive doubles are usually played up to the level of three spades. 2004 Bridge Mag. Mar. 21/2 Lattes/Romanet used a variable no-trump opening..along with four-card majors and another new idea—the responsive double. 2. Correspondent or corresponding; suited to; reflective of. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] redditivec1525 correlative1530 reciprocate?1532 responsive1604 reciprocal1617 collateral1659 equivalenta1661 responding1670 co-relative1761 relative1849 correlate1850 correlated1859 complementary1860 obverse1875 double of1876 complemental1882–3 dual1947 intercorrelational1970 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 116 Three of the carriages in faith, are..very responsiue to the hilts. View more context for this quotation 1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation i. 30 The Bishops..doe not maturely consider the responsive conclusions, which follow upon their principles. 1738 J. Thomson Agamemnon ii. v. 22 Health to Agamemnon! And Happiness responsive to his Glory! 1782 F. Burney Cecilia II. iv. vi. 212 How long will that ingenuous countenance, wearing, because wanting no disguise, look responsive of the whiteness of the region within? 1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony i. 17 He extended it by the addition of four responsive or relative modes. 1922 W. H. Taft Liberty under Law 51 I believe profoundly in our constitutional system and its value to us, because I believe it is the expression, accurate and responsive, of our American people. †3. Responsible, answerable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [adjective] > responsible, answerable, or liable accountablec1400 accountant1429 answerable1446 responsalc1460 countable1495 liable1542 chargeable1546 responsable1565 correspondent1612 countant1638 responsible1640 responsive1642 amenablea1781 1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy 371 For all of it, he is responsive to God Almighty. 1646 Bp. J. Taylor Apol. Litvrgie §133 Such persons..for whom the Church her selfe may safely be responsive, that is, to men learned and pious. 1796 R. Jephson Conspiracy v. i. 73 The emperor, The abstract of Rome's state and majesty, Who chiefly stands responsive for her weal. 1801 H. J. Pye Alfred vi. 233 Mutual safety binds the blameless throng, Each man responsive for his neighbour's wrong. 4. a. Responding quickly to some stimulus or influence; having the tendency to respond in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating or acting in return responsive1657 reacting1666 responding1670 reactive1717 respondent1726 retroactive1799 reactional1839 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [adjective] passiblec1384 susceptive1577 impressive1593 waxy1594 eath1596 impressible1626 mutual1657 responsive1657 open1672 susceptible1709 unsteeled1744 unblunted1775 sensate1788 affectible1796 tangible1813 suscipient1815 impressionable1833 impressional1860 unseared1860 reachable1873 passionful1902 1657 G. G. D'Ouvilly False Favourit Disgrac'd iv. i. 93 Where ther's no power to helpe, responsive greefe, Shewes friendly. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 19 Thus, and so quick, the helm responsive flew. 1789 A. Young Jrnl. 11 Oct. in Trav. France (1792) i. 205 The vibrations of pleasurable emotions seemed more responsive than common. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 136 The imaginative critic has described the excursions of our muse with responsive sympathy. 1868 C. Dickens Let. 15 Jan. (2002) XII. 17 The Philadelphia audience..were bright and responsive. 1871 ‘Holme Lee’ Miss Barrington II. xv. 232 Felicia seemed attentive and responsive. 1908 Practitioner Oct. 548 In the case of all our senses, the effects are produced by responsive protoplasmic movements of the specially adapted sense-cells. a1948 Z. Fitzgerald Other Names for Roses in Coll. Writings (1991) 366 She was ingeniously imperious, keenly appreciative, impersonally responsive, and decidedly not to be bothered. 2003 Amer. Photo Fall 44/1 I use my Nikons for action grab shots, capturing things on the run, and find them very responsive. b. Reacting quickly or keenly to something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > reactive responsive1757 reactive1927 1757 S. Boyce in Poems Several Occasions 87 To You, and such as you, 'tis giv'n, Responsive to the call of heav'n, Its blessings to diffuse. 1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st lvii. 29 Responsive to the sprightly pipe when all In sprightly dance the village youth were join'd. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. ii. 216 There is no living being to feel responsive to his feelings. 1884 M. Mather Ruskin (ed. 2) 5 His nature was responsive to the influences brought to bear upon it. 1916 A. H. Thorndike Shakespeare's Theater xiv. 428 It would probably be impossible..to establish stock companies and community theaters as directly responsive to this public as these of London. 1961 Changing Times Mar. 6/2 The drugs are a palliative, never a cure, but because of them, patients become more responsive to treatment. 2003 Jrnl. Sport Behavior (Electronic ed.) 1 Mar. The athlete may not be responsive to suggestions from the sport psychologist. 5. Characterized by the use of responses. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > giving an answer > as expected responsal1570 echoinga1764 responsive1771 antiphonic1840 society > faith > worship > parts of service > response > [adjective] responsory1620 responsive1771 responsorial1831 interlocutive1842 1771 B. Stillingfleet Princ. & Power Harmony 130 Responsive choral singing at a funeral is described. 1778 R. Lowth Isaiah xxvii. 2 In that day, To the beloved Vineyard, sing ye a responsive song. 1848 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Incarnation (1852) xii. 326 Where this responsive system of worship is lost, the nature of a public service will soon be forgotten. 1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 565 The alternation of the responsive system of prayer into that of prayer by the minister alone. 1901 J. B. Powell Choralia iv. 120 This responsive form of Offertory has not to the writer's knowledge ever been rendered. 1992 Notes 48 1196 The Amora Rav Joseph..permitted responsive choral singing for women but denied them any leadership role. B. n. 1. An answer, a response. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > an answer, response answerOE response?a1400 replication1414 recorda1450 responsal?a1475 responsion?a1475 repliquec1475 responsivec1487 replyal1548 replica?1552 reply1560 avoure1596 interlocution1597 respond1600 responsum1610 returna1616 respondency1617 reasona1635 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 228 For-asmoch as they say the goddes have geven vnto theym such responsives by oracle and reuelation. 1683 W. Cave Ecclesiastici 429 In answer to both he wrote Αντεπιστολὴ..a large Responsive, wherein he particularly opens the Doctrine of the Catholick Church. 1796 E. Gunning Foresters II. ii. 14 The nightingales..raised their melodious notes, and, in sweet responsives, answered to each other's summons. 1896 Mind 5 100 All organic reactions or movements are in his view reflex or ‘suggested’ responsives to sensory stimulation. 1924 F. Mateer Unstable Child 343 The is a frequent response at first, and 49 other responsives are adjectives of general complementary but non-specific type. 1993 N. Wikstrom Polit. World of Small Town vii. 176 The corporation permits, in a latent sense, town officials and a variety of individuals and groups to fashion a wide range of policy responsives. 2. Grammar. A word, form, etc., used (esp. anaphorically) in responding to a question. ΚΠ 1531 J. Vaus Rudimenta (new ed.) iii. sig. ffiij^v In quhow mony concordis the interrogatiue and responsiue? In cais alanerly and propirnes of langage. 1660 C. Wase Methodi Practicæ Specimen 51 (heading) The Interrogative and Responsive are made by the same Case. 1740 T. Bowles Compend. & Rational Inst. Lat. Tongue 90 No more need be express'd in the Redditive or Responsive, than what (either by Affirmation, Negation or Explication) is necessary to satisfie the Intent of the Interrogative. 1812 A. Stewart Elem. Galic Gram. (ed. 2) ii. 126 When this syllable was used as a responsive, and not followed by any other word; the voice, resting on the final sound, formed a faint articulation. 1877 W. D. Whitney Essent. Eng. Gram. xvi. 229 For brevity's sake, we use the simple responsives,..yes or no, the one in place of the full affirmative reply, the other of the negative. 1914 S. V. Sanford & P. F. Brown Eng. Gram. vii. 171 The words yes and no were originally adverbs, but they have, at present, little or no adverbial force. They are used in responding to a question, and are called Responsives. 2007 I. Smeets Gram. Mapuche (2008) xiv. 91 The phrases..are responsives. They do not constitute a sentence. 3. A response to a versicle; a responsory. Recorded earliest in figurative use. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > church music > hymn > kinds of hymn > anthem > [noun] > responsory responda1387 responsec1410 respouna1425 responsory?a1475 responsary?1567 responsive?1789 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [noun] > responsory responda1387 responsec1410 respouna1425 responsory?a1475 anthem1555 responsary?1567 responsive?1789 ?1789 S. Beeston Immanuel 17 Again he spoke, again Responsives clear, Echo'd in Carols, warbling to the Ear. 1798 J. Brodie Preaching of Gospel 20 With what heart-felt joy will they listen to the glad tidings of salvation, flowing, in responsives, from the lips of our Messengers of Peace. 1864 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity (ed. 3) IX. xiv. iv. 178 (note) The mixture..of Latin Responsives and Sequences, with the chief passages in the dialect of Thuringia. 1950 J. B. Opdycke Lexicon Word Select. 315 It is the first word in the choir responsives of death matins. 1988 H. Caton Politics Progress ix. 402 Hymns were sung and a hundred thousand voices joined in shouting choral responsives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1419
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