All 5 Uses of
rational
in
David Copperfield
- But it's natural and rational that you should like it.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- And I am very well persuaded that whatever you do, Trot, will always be natural and rational.'†
Chpt 19-21
- 'Your sister, Betsey Trotwood,' said my aunt, 'would have been as natural and rational a girl as ever breathed.†
Chpt 19-21
- But my dearest life!' said I, 'you might be very happy, and yet be treated rationally.'†
Chpt 40-42
- I tried to calm him, that we might come to something rational; but he got hotter and hotter, and wouldn't hear a word.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(rational as in: rational behavior) reasonablein various senses, including:
- "It's not rational to treat 2+2 as 5." -- logical as contrasted to illogical
- "I know you're upset, but please think about this in a rational manner." -- based on reason as contrasted to emotion
- "When I was 10-years-old, I wasn't very smart, but I was still rational." -- capable of using reason as contrasted to being insane or lacking the ability to reason
- "In matters of the heart, I trust my intuition more than my rational analysis." -- based on a logical analysis as contrasted to intuition, instinct, custom, tarot-card reading, or some other system of decision making