Definition of Reasanable
Rea"son*a*ble (-&adot;*b'l), a. [OE.
resonable, F. raisonnable, fr. L. rationabilis.
See Reason, n.] 1.
Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a
reasonable being.
2. Governed by reason; being under the
influence of reason; thinking, speaking, or acting rationally, or
according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just;
rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable
men.
By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not
admit of any reasonable cause of doubting. Bp.
Wilkins.
Men have no right to what is not
reasonable. Burke.
3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due
limits; proper; as, a reasonable demand, amount,
price.
Let . . . all things be thought upon
That may, with reasonable swiftness, add
More feathers to our wings. Shak.
Syn. -- Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable;
moderate; tolerable. See Rational.
Rea"son*a*ble, adv. Reasonably;
tolerably. [Obs.]
I have a reasonable good ear in
music. Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
REASONABLE, adj. Accessible to the infection of our own opinions.
Hospitable to persuasion, dissuasion and evasion.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- just; fair; agreeable to reason
- inexpensive
- satisfactory
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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