Reasonable, a.
Etymology: [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.
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Reasonable, adv.
Reasonable; tolerably. [Obs.] I have a reasonable good ear in music. Shak.