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sane

/seɪn/ adjective B2
  1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally. · a sane mind
  2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner. · a sane person
  3. Rational; reasonable; sensible. · Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

Comparative saner · Superlative sanest

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Again, it is absurd to suppose that any sane man would carry out a deliberate crime under the very eyes, as it were, of a third person, who was sure to betray him.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 84 · B2
I always thought him sane enough until today, but you can take it from me that either he or I ought to be in a straitjacket.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 109 · C1

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