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Definitions for reasonably
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word reasonably.

Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Reasonablyadverb

    Etymology: from reasonable.

    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.

    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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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. Gabe Roth:

    Federal law says that recusal is required when a justice’s impartiality could be reasonably questioned, and that was clearly the case here.

  2. Christopher Woolard:

    Our study suggests that the market is working reasonably well for most consumers, with a range of cards on offer. However, for a significant minority who are in persistent levels of debt, the market could potentially work better.

  3. The Yorkshire-born artist:

    The light here is marvelous, it's a lot better than England, i don't go out much but there's a reasonably sophisticated city down the hill.

  4. Eliot Lauer:

    The information is ridiculously stale, and it's the type of information that no human being could reasonably recall.

  5. The Navy:

    Though the investigation found the Sailors did not intend to wear the patches as a political statement for or against the president, U.S. Pacific Fleet determined that, because the American public could reasonably view the wearing of the patches on official uniforms as DoD association with President Trumps 2020 campaign, it was in violation of DoDD 1344.10.

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Translations for reasonably

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  • بشكل معقول, بشكل منطقيArabic
  • raonablementCatalan, Valencian
  • rozumněCzech
  • einigermaßen, ziemlich billig, vernünftig, halbwegs, preisgünstigGerman
  • económicamente, razonablemente, baratamente, justamenteSpanish
  • kohtuullisesti, edullisesti, oikeudenmukaisesti, järkevästiFinnish
  • यथोचितHindi
  • ésszerűenHungarian
  • բանականորեն, չափավոր, խելամտորեն, մատչելի, մատչելիորեն, ողջամտորենArmenian
  • layakIndonesian
  • redelijkerwijs, redelijkDutch
  • acessivelmente, justamente, razoavelmentePortuguese
  • разумно, умеренно, справедливо, недорогойRussian

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