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Definition of: reasonable
(rē′zən·ə·bəl) adjective
1. Conformable to reason; sensible.
2. Having the faculty of reason; rational.
3. Governed by reason in acting or thinking.
4. Moderate, as in price; fair. See synonyms under JUST, LIKELY, PROBABLE, RATIONAL, WISE1. [<OF raisonable; after L rationabilis]
—rea′son·a·bil′i·ty, rea′·son·a·ble·ness noun
—rea′son·a·bly adverb
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