> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-652/
- Published: 2021-11-11T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-14T18:47:05.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

The word for today is…  
  
responsive (adjective):

1 : giving response  
2 : quick to respond or react appropriately or sympathetically  
3 : using responses

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/responsive?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :

Responsive comes from the joining of Latin responsus with the suffix -ivus, which gave English -ive. That suffix changes verbs into adjectives, as in suggestive or corrosive. Responsus is a form of respondere, which means “to answer” and is the source of English’s respond. Responsive enters the language with the meaning “giving response” or “answering.” Examples are “a responsive letter” or “a responsive glance.” Nowadays, it variously describes people or things that immediately respond or react to something, such as “a responsive audience” or “a car with responsive steering.”

***If you enjoyed this BFD word of the day please consider sharing it with your friends and, especially, your children.***