reasonably

B2
US /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/
adv Freq #13379

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In accordance with reason.

    They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.

  2. 2
    adv

    Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.

    The shoes were reasonably priced.

  3. 3
    adv

    Quite; to some extent.

    That car goes reasonably fast.

  4. 4
    adv

    to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

  5. 5
    adv

    with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner

Etymology

From Middle English resonably, equivalent to reasonable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of rationably.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 adv · to a moderately sufficient... middling
5 adv · with good sense or in a... sanelysensibly

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