Reasonable \Rea"son*a*ble\, a. [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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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