rational
/ˈræʃənəl/ adjectiveDefinition
BASED ON FACTS › based on facts and not affected by someone's emotions or imagination: a rational argument/debate/explanation
WITHOUT EMOTION › able to make decisions based on facts and not be influenced by your emotions or imagination: Look, we've got to try to be rational about this. → Opposite irrational
rationally adverb (Definition of rational adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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