Word Finder - responsive

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Answering, replying or responding

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Able to receive and respond to external stimuli

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Using antiphons; antiphonal

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Susceptible to the feelings of others

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Automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space

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Suited to something else; correspondent

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Responsible

She was responsive, hungry and yielding, a combination that lit his blood on fire.

The physical "touch" that initiates the psychical "touch" initiates, through the very same nerve channels, a reflex movement responsive to the physical "touch," just as the psychical "touch" may be considered also a response to the same physical event.

To what extent such responses are transmitted to offspring, and what part they play in the formation of the adaptive characters that are conspicuous in many animals, remain dubious, but it is at least clear that natural selection can favour those individuals and those races which show the greatest power of responsive plasticity in the individual.

It's all very well for you, said Natasha, with a responsive smile.

By the time they entered the building, her arms and legs were responsive again.

I trust it is equally responsive to the needs of my newly found guests.

Martha too was exasperated as she sought the most responsive tip line.

If she said he was responsive, Claudette would assume something was going on.

Nevertheless the new parliament seemed at first more responsive than might have been looked for.

It is not unstable exactly, just highly responsive to the slightest movement.

They were incredibly responsive to our needs and the quality of their work was of the highest caliber.

But in doing so he ruled out the single and most important reform that would create a genuinely responsive health service.

Whatâs more, the government is not sufficiently responsive to individual needs to micro-manage incapacity benefits.

The gearbox is snappy, the steering truly responsive.

Through all of our activities we will endevour to remain responsive to local peoples needs.

Over a number of weeks, your pet will become less responsive to these sounds.

The Airnimal felt particularly responsive to ride now, without most of the luggage.

Perhaps a quick pass would have been best, but I opted for a responsive double, showing values and denying 4 spades.

Responsive, well-drilled choral singing exemplified these virtues, impressively agile for the numbers involved.

India will remain responsive to the expressed need for commitments to other nuclear-weapon-free zones as well.

The impulse to migrate, that is to say, the calling forth of specific activities by climatal or other presentations, appears to be instin tive; whether the direction of migration is in like manner instinctive is a matter of uncertainty; and, if it be instinctive, the nature of the stimuli and the manner in which they are hereditarily linked with responsive acts is unexplained.

Mary took leave of her first and last master with passionate anguish and many parting kisses; but in face of his enemies, and in hearing of the cries which burst from the ranks, demanding her death by fire as a murderess and harlot, the whole heroic and passionate spirit of the woman, represented by her admirers as a spiritless imbecile, flamed out in responsive threats to have all the men hanged and crucified, in whose power she now stood helpless and alone.

While the ideals and teaching of the Old Testament have always struck a responsive chord, scientific knowledge of the evolution of man, of the world's history and of man's place in the universe, constantly reveals the difference between the value of the old Oriental legacy for its influence upon the development of mankind and the unessential character of that which has had inevitably to be relinquished.

Hormones are released into the bloodstream and then travel to distant responsive cells where they exhibit characteristic effects.

Effective revisions to suspension and steering gave neater, more responsive handling as well as adding much-needed ride comfort.

The demand for " freedom " struck a responsive chord.

Over the last 7years the biggest increase in BBSRC funding had been in responsive mode fundamental research.

Ultra responsive steering, scalpel sharp throttle, light on its feet, the Ferrari 360 is alive underneath you.

The average time taken to complete a non-urgent responsive repair stood at over 60 days in 2002/03.

The current national curriculum recognizes that the way we organize learning must be responsive to change.

They believe it is vital for young people to be able to access services that are flexible, non threatening and responsive to need.

It works quite well, and the company is very responsive for special requests and tech support.

Unsurprisingly, given sedulous clerical attention over a period of weeks, many prisoners proved responsive to the call for repentance.

Enigma comfortably fits the bill with its highly responsive synchro tilt finely tuned to match the users body size and weight.

They are very receptive and responsive to flower essences.

American Express strives to give world-class service to customers and aims to have accessible representatives who are knowledgeable, courteous, and responsive.

The car is consistently responsive and moves at maximum power while maintaining energy efficiency.

It is fast, responsive, has 24 megapixels and uses lenses from Nikon's F-mount lens collection.

I am reliable, responsive, organized, aware and very personable.

I found that the controls weren't as responsive as I would have liked them to be.

The controls are surprisingly tight and responsive, effectively utilizing the Hulk's strength and agility causing the giant, green mass of Oedipal anger to feel more like your friendly neighborhood web-slinger.

The katana was mostly responsive when it came to pressing the A button, but it lagged a split second behind when it was time to chop or wield it into someone.

While the Balance Board mode can be a lot of fun, it's not quite responsive enough to get pass the more difficult and challenging parts of the game.

Your car usually stays on the ground and controls will be tighter and more responsive.

David DeMartini, executive producer of The Godfather video game, says it's only fitting for this dramatic and memorable story to receive an open, complex and responsive video game environment to immerse players in the action.

By contrast, a resistive touchscreen is one that offers greater precision (usually with the tip of a pen or a stylus), but is not as responsive to fingertips.

Older mothers tend to be more responsive to their infants than younger mothers.

Dimensions of the parent-child relationship are linked to the child's psychological development, specifically how responsive the parents are, and how demanding they are.

Responsive parents are warm and accepting toward their children, enjoying them and trying to see things from their perspective.

Children's healthy psychological development is facilitated when the parents are both responsive and moderately demanding.