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rationally

adverb
 
 
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl.i/

Definition

in a way based on reason rather than emotions: Rationally, he knows that she won't go back to him, but emotionally he can't accept it.Wise and sensible
(Definition of rationally adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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