responsivePronunciation: /rɪˈspɒnsɪv/Translate responsive | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of responsive adjective 1reacting quickly and positively:a flexible service that is responsive to changing social patterns responding readily and with interest:our most enthusiastic and responsive students 2in response; answering:I’m distracted by a nibble on my line: I jig it several times, but there is no responsive tug (of a section of liturgy) using responses. Derivatives responsively adverb responsiveness noun responsive in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of responsive in the US English dictionary