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    [Adjective]  | "rea*son*able" | \ ˈrēz-nə-bəl \


    1: being in accordance with reason

    2: not extreme or excessive

    3: moderate, fair


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adverb]  | "reasonably" 


    1: with good reason or courtesy;


      * e.g., " ... I expect to be treated reasonably by the clerks when I shop at a store "





    [Adjective]  | "reasonable" 


    1: according to the rules of logic;


      * e.g., " ... his answer is perfectly reasonable "





    2: based on sound reasoning or information;


      * e.g., " ... those playing rules sound reasonable to me "





    3: costing little;


      * e.g., " ... desperately trying to find reasonable hotel rates for the holiday weekend "





     [ "Reason" ]

    1: A justification to yourself for a bad decision.

      * e.g.,  ... I want to get blackout on a Tuesday but I'll need a reason first. . . 

     [ "for reasons" ]

    1: Used as an explanation as to why you are requesting something when you don't want the people to know why. The more sinister your statement sounds in context, the better.

      * e.g.,  ... What is that cute girl's name on the left of the picture? I want to know for reasons... 

     [ "Reasons" ]

    1: Used to describe the frustrating or baffling result of a procedure when you aren't sure or confident that you have a valid explanation.

      * e.g.,  ... The client decided they wanted me to completely overhaul the project because reasons. 

     [ "reason" ]

    1: to get together and exchange ideas; a conversation between two cool souls.

      * e.g.,  ... ...yeah man, we gotta reason sometimes. 

     [ "Reason" ]

    1: The process by which people find out what is the truth. The opposite of faith.

      * e.g.,  ... Einstein discovered how relativity worked by using reason and thinking about it. 

     [ "reasoning" ]

    1: A meeting of rastas to speak spiritually and smoke some special herbs.

      * e.g.,  ... The herbalist is going to the reasoning tonight to enhance his spiritual ways 


     [ "reasoning" ]

    2: Before the splif is lit the leader says a prayer.

     [ "reasoning" ]

    1: \`rea'son`ing\ n.

      * e.g.,  ...  With simple reasoning and logic, Michael figured out the lateral thinking problem. 


     [ "reasoning" ]

    2:  Logical thinking

      * e.g.,  ...  The atheist/disbeliever pissed off the priest (or rabbi, cleric, etc) by using logic and reasoning to question the Bible (torah, quran, etc). 


     [ "reasoning" ]

    3:  A word not many devout religious followers are comfortable with (no offense).


     [ "reasoning" ]

    4: ( Sign of the "anti-christ"?)

     [ "The Reason" ]

    1: A song that was good until it got overplayed.

      * e.g.,  ... "All right, The Reason is on, I love this song!" 

     [ "No Reason" ]

    1: What you say when you don't want to give the real reason.

      * e.g.,  ... Who's that? 

     [ "for reasons" ]

    1: Originally found in an engrish advertisement for Japanese sake, "for reasons" has come into common usage to ironically or sarcastically point out either obvious reasons for a thing, or a complete lack of explanation. It is also used to point out a nonsensical or untrue explanation, or to avoid giving an actual explanation.

      * e.g.,  ... You can buy water inside, but they won't let you bring in your own water, for reasons. Yeah, they won't let you use your cell phone on an airplane, for reasons. Urban Dictionary editors keep deciding to not publish my word, for reasons. 

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