| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Kept within sensible limits: conservative, discreet, moderate, restrained, temperate. See PLAIN, RESTRAINT. 2. Consistent with reason and intellect: consequent, intelligent, logical, rational. See REASON. 3. Not excessive or extreme in amount, degree, or force: moderate, modest, temperate. See BIG, EDGE. 4. Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: moderate, modest, popular. See MONEY. 5. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence: balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, prudent, rational, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound2, well-founded, well-grounded, wise1. See REASON, SANE.
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