reasonably

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15
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Pronunciation
/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/
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/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/ · /ˈɹiːz.nə.bli/

Definition of reasonably

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In accordance with reason.
    “They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.”
    “Nineteen Eighty-Four was written in 1949. Its nightmarish fictional world is now 37 years in the past, so one might reasonably conclude that Orwell was far too pessimistic, but his great book was less a prediction than a warning, and above all an analysis of the totalitarian mentality.”
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adv

  1. In accordance with reason.
    “They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.”
    “Nineteen Eighty-Four was written in 1949. Its nightmarish fictional world is now 37 years in the past, so one might reasonably conclude that Orwell was far too pessimistic, but his great book was less a prediction than a warning, and above all an analysis of the totalitarian mentality.”
  2. Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.
    “The shoes were reasonably priced.”
    “Fanny said she would drive to Center Campobello, but Dubin in his laryngitic voice told her he was reasonably sure he could make it to her after another week.”
  3. Quite; to some extent.
    “That car goes reasonably fast.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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