reasonably

CEFRB1

/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a fair, sensible, or fairly large way.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.

Examples

  • It cannot reasonably be assumed that decreasing the dose would reduce the risk of side-effects.

  • The main courses are all reasonably priced.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. Quite; to some extent.

  2. In accordance with reason.

More examples

In context

  • We can not reasonably ask more.

  • They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.

  • That car goes reasonably fast.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The scientist blank assumed the experiment would replicate given the consistent results.

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English resonably, equivalent to reasonable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of rationably.