Seasonable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Sea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. --
     {Sea"son*a*bly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  seasonable
       adj 1: in keeping with the season; "a hard but seasonable frost";
              "seasonable clothes" [ant: {unseasonable}]
       2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a
          timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a
          good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for
          discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn:
           {timely}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "seasonable":
     a propos, ad rem, adapted, advantageous, advisable, applicable,
     apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, auspicious, becoming,
     befitting, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, dovetailing,
     expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitten,
     fitting, fortunate, fructuous, geared, good, happy, just right,
     likely, lucky, meet, meshing, on the button, opportune, pat,
     pertinent, politic, profitable, proper, propitious, prosperous,
     providential, qualified, recommendable, relevant, right, ripe,
     seemly, sortable, suitable, suited, suiting, tailored, timely,
     to be desired, to the point, to the purpose, useful, welcome,
     well-suited, well-timed, wise, worthwhile