Both Uses of
irresponsible
in
The Remains of the Day
- Not only was it alleged that the manoeuvre had been a most un-British attack on civilian Boer settlements, overwhelming evidence emerged that it had been irresponsibly commanded with several floutings of elementary military precautions, so that the men who had died — my brother among them — had died quite needlessly.†
Chpt 1e -
- Nevertheless, my duty in this instance was quite clear, and as I saw it, there was nothing to be gained at all in irresponsibly displaying such personal doubts.†
Chpt 3e - *
Definition:
a lack of concern about consequences