sanely

Words with a similar base: sanely

'sanely'

[sanely.r.01] as in: with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner

Examples:
he acted sensibly in the crisis
speak more sanely about these affairs
acted quite reasonably

'sanely'

[sanely.r.02] as in: in a sane or lucid manner

Examples:
she is behaving rather sanely these days even though we know she is schizophrenic

Origins

					sanely (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── sane (English)
    └── sanus (Latin)

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