† unresponsaladj.
Obsolete.
1. Scottish. = unresponsible adj. 1.
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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [adjective]
leasteOE
wokec897
littleOE
lowc1175
eathlyc1200
smallc1275
simplec1300
meana1375
humblec1386
ignoble1447
servile1447
base1490
slighta1500
sober1533
silly1568
unresponsal1579
dunghilled1600
villainous1607
without name1611
woollena1616
dunghilly1616
unresponsible1629
under-stateda1661
low-down1865
1579 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) III. 145/2 In caiss the committar of þe wrang be vnresponsall, he sall for the first falt be put in þe stokkis.
1579 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 231 Williame Forbes,..a brokin and unresponsall man.
1634 in R. Brown Hist. Paisley (1886) I. 353 The said bailie..is now become bankrupt..the other bailie, pursued, may seek his relief off the town, for choosing an unresponsal bailie.
2. = unresponsible adj. 3. rare.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable
uncountablea1475
intaxable1631
unresponsal1633
irresponsal1637
accountless1649
irresponsible1649
unchargeable1649
unquestionable1649
unresponsible1653
unaccountable1677
irresponsive1884
unanswerable1884
1633 Acts made in First Parl. Charles I vii. 20 The invasion and violence..may bee committed by lawlesse and unresponsall men.
a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 106 A Tithe or a Crop of Hay or Corn, which are ready to be carried away by force, by unresponsal Men.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.1579