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commonsensical

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com·mon·sense  (kmn-sns)
adj.
Having or exhibiting native good judgment: "commonsense scholarship on the foibles and oversights of a genius" (Times Literary Supplement).
common·sensi·ble, common·sensi·cal adj.
common·sensi·bly, common·sensi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.commonsensical - exhibiting native good judgment; "arrive home at a reasonable hour"; "commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"; "unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated"
commonsense, commonsensible
reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"


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