adjective

responsive

rih-SPAHN-siv/rɪˈspɑːnsɪv/

Quick to react or adapt appropriately to a stimulus or need.

The responsive server promptly attends to the customer's request.

Attentive server promptly answers a request.

Etymology

reLatinback

+sponsLatinto pledge

+iveLatintending to

The combination of “back” and “pledge” underlies a verb meaning to answer. Responsive first meant making an answer, then broadened to reacting readily to an influence or action—not necessarily with words.

In context

Quansa Kennels Inc.3:24

the dog is is responsive the dog is compliant and the dog is quick that's what we want in him

Remy Lesson 2 Practical Obedience

More examples

The car's responsive steering makes tight turns easy.
Our manager is responsive to requests for schedule changes.
The patient remains responsive to the nurse's voice.

Forms

responsive · more responsive · most responsive

respond verb — React to a stimulus or need.

responsiveness noun — Readiness to react appropriately and quickly.

Similar words

reactive: Emphasizes reacting after events, without necessarily reacting quickly or appropriately.
adaptable: Emphasizes adjusting to changed conditions rather than responding promptly.