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

  • (..) - Sorry, I was just so scared. No no no, you should be scared the homeless guys just tried to eat you. That's like the right kind of scare, that's a reasonable scare. You know, I get scared for things that don't make sense at all, like... Clowns, with red noses, or like when you finishes eating, (..)
    2009 Zombieland