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Reasonably


RE'ASONABLY, adverb

1. In a manner or degree agreeable to reason; in consistency with reason. We may reasonably suppose self interest to be the governing principle of men.

2. Moderately; in a moderate degree; not fully; in a degree reaching to mediocrity.

If we can be industry make our deaf and dumb persons reasonably perfect in the language -