Category:Reasonable

Rea"son*a*ble, a. Etym: [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 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 you wings. Shak.

Syn. -- rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable; moderate; Tolerable. See rational.

Reasonable Rea"son*a*ble, adv.

Defn: reasonable; tolerably. [obs.] I have a reasonable good ear in music. Shak.