Definition of nonresponsive
1
: not giving response : not responsive
a nonresponsive police force
2
: not adequately addressing or meeting the requirements contained in a request for competitive bids on a contract
deemed the bid to be nonresponsive and rejected it
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The first known use of nonresponsive was in 1845
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