Reasonably Meaning
/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn accordance with reason.
advFairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.
Sentence Examples
We can not reasonably ask more.
It cannot reasonably be assumed that decreasing the dose would reduce the risk of side-effects.
The main courses are all reasonably priced.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist ____ assumed the experiment would replicate given the consistent results.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The apartment was ____ priced for the area and included all bills in the monthly rent.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English resonably, equivalent to reasonable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of rationably.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist ____ assumed the experiment would replicate given the consistent results.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The apartment was ____ priced for the area and included all bills in the monthly rent.