responsive

[ri-spon-siv] /rɪˈspɒn sɪv/

adjective

responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.:

a responsive government.

Physiology. acting in response, as to some stimulus.

characterized by the use of responses:

responsive worship.

Origin

1375-1425; late Middle English < Late Latin respōnsīvus. See response, -ive

Related forms

responsively, adverb

hyperresponsive, adjective

hyperresponsively, adverb

hyperresponsiveness, noun

nonresponsive, adjective

nonresponsively, adverb

quasi-responsive, adjective

quasi-responsively, adverb

unresponsive, adjective

unresponsively, adverb

unresponsiveness, noun

Synonyms

1. receptive, understanding, sympathetic.

Examples from the web for responsive

It is a system of government that can never be responsive to the majority of its citizens.
Politicians these days have to be more responsive to voters.
Touchscreen still not as responsive as other smartphones.
It usually is not responsive to chemotherapy, either.
UK is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples.
On the other hand, the price of gold is much more responsive to monetary policy.
At the same time, the system is highly responsive to additional inputs that can easily reroute the message, he adds.
Molecules are heavier than atoms, which makes them less responsive to laser light.
The machined metal of the dedicated shutter button not only feels solid, but it's also responsive.
Many students feel pressure from those around them to be continually connected and responsive.

British Dictionary definitions for responsive

responsive

/rɪˈspɒnsɪv/

adjective

reacting or replying quickly or favourably, as to a suggestion, initiative, etc

(of an organism) reacting to a stimulus

Derived Forms

responsively, adverb
responsiveness, noun

Word Origin and History for responsive

adj.

early 15c., "making answer," from Middle French responsif and directly from Late Latin responsivus "answering," from Latin respons-, past participle stem of respondere (see respond). Meaning "responding to influence or action" is from 1762. Related: Responsively; responsiveness.