RESPONS'IVE, adjective 1. Answering; making reply. 2. Correspondent; suited to something else. The vocal lay responsive to the strings.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
RESPONS'IVE, adjective 1. Answering; making reply. 2. Correspondent; suited to something else. The vocal lay responsive to the strings.
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