[syn: reasonable, sane]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Reasonable \Rea"son*a*ble\, adv.
Reasonably; tolerably. [Obs.]
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I have a reasonable good ear in music. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Reasonable \Rea"son*a*ble\ (r[=e]"z'n*[.a]*b'l), a. [OE.
resonable, F. raisonnable, fr. L. rationabilis. See Reason,
n.]
1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason;
rational; as, a reasonable being.
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2. Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason;
thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to
the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just;
rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men.
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By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not
admit of any reasonable cause of doubting. --Bp.
Wilkins.
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Men have no right to what is not reasonable.
--Burke.
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3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper;
as, a reasonable demand, amount, price.
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Let . . . all things be thought upon
That may, with reasonable swiftness, add
More feathers to our wings. --Shak.
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Syn: Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable;
moderate; tolerable. See Rational.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
reasonable
adj 1: showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a
sensible person" [syn: reasonable, sensible] [ant:
unreasonable]
2: not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable
prices" [syn: fair, fairish, reasonable]
3: marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy" [syn:
reasonable, sane]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
REASONABLE, adj. Accessible to the infection of our own opinions.
Hospitable to persuasion, dissuasion and evasion.