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US
/ˌkɑmənˈsɛnsɪkəɫ/
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ADJECTIVE
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exhibiting native good judgment
arrive home at a reasonable hour
unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated
commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius
How To Use commonsensical In A Sentence
- It is politically safer – yes, even pragmatic – to describe one’s values as "commonsensical" or "middle of the road. Archive 2009-05-01
- While this may sound self - evident or commonsensical to readers of this journal, it is the case that the idea of human beings as a positive influence on the world has increasingly been displaced in modern times.
- Every public opinion survey always shows a large majority of the population adhere to supposedly "leftish" or commonsensical views: investments far preferred to tax cuts, public services (eg. health care), multilateralism, an end to foreign military adventures, civil liberties protected but balanced with collective identity & self-protection (anti-hatemongering laws, Canadian nationhood). Liblogs.ca latest blog entries
- And insofar as left or centrist governments do not debate the limits and / or confines of multiculturalism, or take measures to fully integrate non-Western cultures into the 'European identity' to become fully at home in their host countries, we can expect individuals of all persuasions to flock to the far-right (whom they perceive as having "commonsensical" approaches to these issues.) Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free
- unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated
- If ever there were a time to relearn commonsensical standards of behavior and weed out the Fabs before the government comes calling, this is it.
- In doing so he drew on what in retrospect seem "commonsensical" positions and "middle of the road" values. Archive 2009-05-01
- It is politically safer - yes, even pragmatic - to describe one's values as "commonsensical" or "middle of the road. TPMCafe
- As I remember, quite commonsensical, businesslike, liked everything cut and dried and insisted on a price-tag on everything she did. DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE
- Although these divisions are more complex than what we commonsensically mean by class, this system has a number of advantages.
