US /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/
adv Freq #13379

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Fairly; to a fair or satisfactory degree.

    The shoes were reasonably priced.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a sensible and fair way.

    They were able to handle their disagreements reasonably.

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Synonyms
1 adv · fairly; to a fair or... fairlyquite
2 adv · in a sensible and fair way. sensiblysanely

Etymology

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

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