Word family noun responsibility ≠ irresponsibility adjective responsible ≠ irresponsible adverb responsibly ≠ irresponsibly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishresponsiblyre‧spon‧si‧bly /rɪˈspɒnsəbli $ rɪˈspɑːn-/ adverb SENSIBLEin a sensible way which makes people trust you OPP irresponsiblyact/behave responsibly Can I rely on you to behave responsibly while I’m away?Examples from the Corpus
responsibly• You can trust Jamie to act responsibly.• Whatever we do as individuals or as a nation to create debt must be faced responsibly.• Will Opposition Members try to persuade the welfare rights organisations in their constituencies to behave responsibly?• Educating young people to drink responsibly and in moderation is best achieved by parents setting a good example.• Seventy-four percent said he did not have the personality or temperament to serve responsibly as president.• But used responsibly, emotional resonance is the appeal of every speaker who is eloquent rather than simply articulate.• Both require political intervention: the market alone has no capacity to act responsibly or intelligently.• Ensure that burning is responsibly supervised.• I shall also do all that I can to ensure that brewers behave responsibly towards their tenants.act/behave responsibly• There is a simple lesson here: give a student a real responsibility, and he or she will act responsibly.• Will Opposition Members try to persuade the welfare rights organisations in their constituencies to behave responsibly?• I have written this book only for visitors who behave responsibly and show respect for others.• He is acting responsibly, being faithful to his employer.• You can't force him to act responsibly but you can make sure he doesn't treat you like a doormat.• Both require political intervention: the market alone has no capacity to act responsibly or intelligently.• That being so, the vice-chancellors are acting responsibly to explore alternative sources of funding.• I shall also do all that I can to ensure that brewers behave responsibly towards their tenants. 