01 a. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.
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Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.
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Governed by reason; being under the 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.
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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 our wings.” — Shak.