rationally

adverb

ra·​tio·​nal·​ly ˈrash-nə-lē 

ˈra-shə-nə-lē

: in a rational manner: such as

a

: in accordance with reason : reasonably, sensibly

conditions … required for living rationally

—Herbert Read

b

: with respect to reason

training and direction would make them … rationally competent beings

—G. P. Musselman

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