Definitions for reasonably
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passablyadverb

   to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

   "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

2. sanely, sensibly, reasonablyadverb

   with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner

   "he acted sensibly in the crisis"; "speak more sanely about these affairs"; "acted quite reasonably"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reasonablyadverb

   In accordance with reason.

   They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.

2. reasonablyadverb

   fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely

   The shoes were reasonably priced.

3. reasonablyadverb

   quite; fairly; satisfactorily

   That car goes reasonably fast.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reasonablyadverb

   Etymology: from reasonable.

   1. Agreeably to reason.

   Chaucer makes Arcite violent in his love, and unjust in the pursuit of it; yet when he came to die, he made him think more reasonably. John Dryden, Fables. Preface to.

   2. Moderately; in a degree reaching to mediocrity.

   Some man reasonably studied in the law, should be persuaded to go thither as chancellor. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   If we can by industry make our deaf and dumb persons reasonably perfect in the language and pronunciation, he may be also capable of the same privilege of understanding by the eye what is spoken. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

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1. reasonably

   Reasonably is an adverb that refers to actions or decisions done in a fair, sensible or moderate way, keeping in consideration the circumstances. It indicates actions that are based on logical thinking, good judgment, and are within rational limits, often set by rules, regulations or common practice.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Reasonablyadverb

   in a reasonable manner

2. Reasonablyadverb

   moderately; tolerably

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reasonably' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3346

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reasonably' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2472

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reasonably' in Adverbs Frequency: #244

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reasonably in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reasonably in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of reasonably in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Joe Kaeser:

   We are reasonably confident we are going to see the trough in our fiscal third quarter, based on what we hear from our customers and what we see in the supply chain, the question is... whether there will be some sequential relief in the fourth quarter or not.

2. Isabel Sawhill:

   It's not well targeted, at all, i don't think anybody can reasonably argue that people with that level of income don't have enough money to raise kids.

3. Ben Ritchie:

   Simply cancelling or deferring economically viable projects to hit a lower capex number doesn't make sense, especially when the company's balance sheet remains reasonably robust.

4. Rick Rezek:

   Valuations are reasonably attractive, but if supply continues to be heavy, spreads could go even wider.

5. Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer:

   While the dollar's appreciation and foreign weakness have been a sizable shock, the U.S. economy appears to be weathering them reasonably well.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reasonably
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reasonably
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=reasonably
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reasonably