nonresponsive

adjective non·re·spon·sive \ ˌnän-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv \

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

Recent Examples of nonresponsive from the Web

Though the patient was initially nonresponsive, his heart rate suddenly jumped and grew stronger as the ceremony progressed.

— guest columnist/cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Hospice and palliative experts extend family doctor's care at end of life: Dr. Walter George (Opinion)," 15 Apr. 2018
But over the past six months, MoviePass has invited a broad range of complaints, ranging from long waits for membership cards and nonresponsive customer service to specific theaters and movies being unexpectedly blacked out.

— brian barrett, WIRED, "As MoviePass Explodes, Its Growing Pains Hurt Subscribers," 7 Mar. 2018
As in previous reviews of this system in various Jaguar Land Rover products, the infotainment system proved irritating to use and prone to glitches such as frozen screens, nonresponsive touch buttons, and so on.

— kevin a. wilson, Car and Driver, "2017 Jaguar XF 20d Diesel AWD," 11 July 2017
A third company’s bid was rejected by the city as nonresponsive to the request for proposals.

— steve vockrodt, kansascity, "Independence leaning toward high bidder to tear down Missouri City Power Plant," 3 July 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonresponsive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.