sea|son|a|ble

sea|son|a|ble
sea|son|a|ble «SEE zuh nuh buhl, SEEZ nuh-», adjective.
1. suitable to the season: »

Hot weather is seasonable in July.

2. coming at the right or proper time: »

The Red Cross brought seasonable aid to the flood victims.

SYNONYM(S): opportune, timely.
3. in good season; early: »

to leave at a seasonable hour.

sea´son|a|ble|ness, noun.

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  • sea´son|a|ble|ness — sea|son|a|ble «SEE zuh nuh buhl, SEEZ nuh », adjective. 1. suitable to the season: »Hot weather is seasonable in July. 2. coming at the right or proper time: »The Red Cross brought seasonable aid to the flood victims. SYNONYM(S): opportune,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|sea´son|a|ble|ness — un|sea|son|a|ble «uhn SEE zuh nuh buhl, SEEZ nuh », adjective. 1. not suitable to or characteristic of the season: »an unseasonable snowstorm. 2. coming at the wrong time; not timely: »an unseasonable suggestion. SYNONYM(S): inopportune, untimely …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|sea|son|a|ble — «uhn SEE zuh nuh buhl, SEEZ nuh », adjective. 1. not suitable to or characteristic of the season: »an unseasonable snowstorm. 2. coming at the wrong time; not timely: »an unseasonable suggestion. SYNONYM(S): inopportune, untimely.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • seasonable — sea•son•a•ble [[t]ˈsi zə nə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) suitable to or characteristic of the season 2) timely sea′son•a•ble•ness, n. sea′son•a•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • seasonable — sea|son|a|ble [ siz(ə)nəbl ] adjective appropriate or normal for a particular time of year: seasonable temperatures/weather ╾ sea|son|a|bly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • seasonable — sea|son|a|ble [ˈsi:zənəbəl] adj formal suitable or usual for a particular time of year ≠ ↑unseasonable ▪ seasonable temperatures …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Seasonable — Sea son*a*ble, a. Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain. [1913 Webster] Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction. Ecclus. xxxv. 20 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seasonableness — Seasonable Sea son*a*ble, a. Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain. [1913 Webster] Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seasonably — Seasonable Sea son*a*ble, a. Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain. [1913 Webster] Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unseasonable — Un*sea son*a*ble, a. Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour; unseasonable advice; unseasonable frosts; unseasonable food. {Un*sea… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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