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

  • (..) for giving me a foot massage? - VINCENT: Mm-hmm. - And you believe that? Well, I mean... at the time I was told, it sounded reasonable. Marsellus throwing Tony out of a four-story window... for massaging my feet seemed reasonable? No, it seemed excessive... (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction