Re‐spon″si‐ble (r?‐sp?n″s?‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. responsable. See Respond.] 1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.
2. Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety.
3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a responsible office.
Syn. — Accountable; answerable; amenable.
— Re‐spon″si‐ble‐ness, n. — Re‐spon″si‐bly, adv.