rea‧son‧a‧bly S2 W3 /ˈriːz
ənəbli/
adverb [
Word Family: noun:
reason,
reasoning,
reasonableness;
adjective:
reasonable ≠
unreasonable,
reasoned;
verb:
reason;
adverb:
reasonably ≠
unreasonably]
1. [+ adjective/adverb] quite or to a satisfactory degree, but not completely:
The car is in reasonably good condition. He’s doing reasonably well at school.2. in a way that is right or fair:
He can’t reasonably be expected to have known that.3. in a sensible way:
Despite her anger, she had behaved very reasonably. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲