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seasonable
/ˈsiːzənəbəl/
adj 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
cold, outside, warmer, wild
SEASONABLE + NOUN
march, night
ADV.
quite
Definitions
adj
1
Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
Nor is it seasonable to have to do with Hercules, whil'st he is enraged, and amongst the Furies, but when he is telling merry tales amongst the Meonion Damosels.
2
Appropriate to the current season of the year.
The temperature outside was quite seasonable, neither warmer nor colder than I had expected.
It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her, and flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture.
3
Ephemeral; lasting for just one season.
4
In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed).
5
Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — done or happening at the appropriate or proper time
Antonyms
- unseasonable
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Nor is it seasonable to have to do with Hercules, whil'st he is enraged, and amongst the Furies, but when he is telling merry tales amongst the Meonion Damosels.
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The temperature outside was quite seasonable, neither warmer nor colder than I had expected.
Wiktionary03
It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her, and flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture.
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