Usage Note
Responsabilmente is formed from responsabile (responsible) + -mente. It qualifies an action carried out with awareness of one's duties and the consequences: agire responsabilmente (to act responsibly). The stress on the base adjective (-SAH-) is preserved in the adverb, which simply adds the unstressed suffix.
Examples
"Dobbiamo usare le risorse naturali responsabilmente."
Natural Translation
We must use natural resources responsibly.
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