reasonably
Syllables: rea·son·ably/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/
reasonably adverb: in accordance with reason.
Adverb
reasonably (comparative more reasonably, superlative most reasonably)
- 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.2021 January 5, Peter Foster, “Peter Foster: Sustainable Newspeak by 2050”, in Financial Post
- 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.1979, Bernard Malamud, chapter 7, in Dubin’s Lives
- Quite; to some extent.
- That car goes reasonably fast.
reasonably meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
reasonably in Hindi
- यथोचित रूप से
reasonably in Tamil
- நியாயமாக, தக்க விதத்தில், நியாயப்படி
reasonably in Marathi
- वाजवीपणे, वाजवीरीत्या
reasonably in Urdu
- معقول طور پر
More languagesFewer languages
- reasonably in Bengali
- কারণপূর্ণভাবে
- reasonably in Telugu
- సహేతుకంగా
- reasonably in Malayalam
- ന്യായമായി, കാര്യകാരണസഹിതം, യഥോചിതം, പരിമിതമായി
- reasonably in Kannada
- ಸಮಂಜಸವಾಗಿ
- reasonably in Punjabi
- ਵਾਜਬ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਵਾਜਬ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ, ਵਾਜਬ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ
- reasonably in Gujarati
- વ્યાજબી રીતે
- reasonably in Odia
- ଯୁକ୍ତିସଙ୍ଗତ ଭାବେ, ଯୁକ୍ତିସଙ୍ଗତ ଭାବରେ
- reasonably in Arabic
- بِشَكْل مَنْطِقِيّ bi-šakl manṭiqiyy, بشكل معقول
- reasonably in Vietnamese
- hợp lý, vừa phải, khá
Examples of reasonably in a sentence
- He looked better than usual, reasonably scrubbed, but he still needed a better wardrobe.
- You're asking me a ridiculous hypothetical question that no one can reasonably answer. You need to stop with your gotchas.
- Although there were more reasonably priced bottles of wine, they chose an expensive Malbec not for its flavor, but for its bourgie appeal.
Forms of reasonably
| comparative | more reasonably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most reasonably |
Origin of reasonably
From Middle English resonably, equivalent to reasonable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of rationably.
Questions about reasonably
- What does reasonably mean?
- Reasonably means in accordance with reason.
- What is reasonably in Hindi?
- Reasonably in Hindi is यथोचित रूप से. See Reasonably meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reasonably?
- Reasonably is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce reasonably?
- Reasonably is pronounced /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/.
Words near reasonably in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reasonably (page history and authors); reasonably (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reasonably (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reasonably (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reasonably (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reasonably (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reasonably (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reasonably (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reasonably (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reasonably (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reasonably (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reasonably (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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