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Irresponsibility See also Carelessness, Forgetfulness. Alectryon changed to cock because he forgot to warn Mars of sun’s rising. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] Olivia’s riotous, reckless uncle. [Br. Lit.: Twelfth Night] irresponsible, careless character; betrays husband. [Fr. Lit.: Madame Bovary] negligent of marital obligations. [Comics: Horn, 82–83] misuses “the King’s press damnably.” [Br. Lit.: II Henry IV] neglects wife for race horse. [Comics: Horn, 99–100] sleeping helmsman, falls overboard. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid] careless servant of David and Dora. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfceld]
satire on one who does not do his job. [Br. Hist.: Joseph Andrews, Espy, 131] sloppily dressed comic strip character; always “forgets” to pay for hamburgers. [Comics: “Popeye” in Horn, 657–658] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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