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Etymology
From sane + -ly.
Adverb
sanely (comparative more sanely, superlative most sanely)
- In a sane manner; sensibly; logically; rationally.
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:Gloating silently, she laved handfuls of hot sand over her, her mind alternating sanely and insanely.
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