Meanings
adverbsanely (comparative more sanely, superlative most sanely)
comparative more sanely · superlative most sanely
- In a sane manner; sensibly; logically; rationally.
Gloating silently, she laved handfuls of hot sand over her, her mind alternating sanely and insanely.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 296
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adverbwith good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
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adverbin a sane or lucid manner
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APA
sanely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanely
MLA
“sanely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanely. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanely.
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