different between reasonable vs unaccountably

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French resnable, from Late Latin rationabilis, from Latin ratio; more at reason, -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?.z?n.?.b?l/, /??i?z.n?.b?l/
• Hyphenation: rea?son?able

Adjective

reasonable (comparative more reasonable, superlative most reasonable)

1. (now rare) Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
   • 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:

     The wi?dome and under?tanding of this Bea?t, will almo?t conclude him a rea?onable creature […].

2. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.

   a reasonable demand, amount, or price

4. Not expensive; fairly priced.

   $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.

   Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable? - Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996)

5. Satisfactory.

   The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.

Synonyms

• reasonous

Antonyms

• arbitrary
• unreasonable

Derived terms

• reasonably
• reasonability
• reasonableness

Translations

English

Etymology

unaccountable +? -ly

Adverb

unaccountably (comparative more unaccountably, superlative most unaccountably)

1. Not able to be explained logically. Without being accountable, or reasonable.

   After all that hard work, he unaccountably failed to take out the patent.

   The jury was unaccountably slow to reach a verdict. He was clearly innocent.

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