reasonable

Definition

  • adjective: fair and sensible
  • adjective: being in accordance with 'reason'
  • synonyms: just, equitable, suitable

Examples

  • I can speak French, or at least a 'reasonable facsimile' of French. [=I can speak French but not very well]

  • Please be more 'reasonable'. There is no way I'll be able to finish all this work in so little time.

  • We finished within a 'reasonable' [='acceptable'] amount of time.

Movie quotes

  • (..) - He's going to Saint-Germain. I'm going with him. - Zelda, sweetheart... If you're going to stay here and drink with him, I'm going with the toreador. Would you bring her back at a reasonable time? - She'll drive you crazy, this woman. - She's exciting, and she has talent. This month it's writing. (..)
    2011 Midnight in Paris