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seasonable

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sea·son·a·ble  (sz-n-bl)
adj.
1. In keeping with the time or the season. See Usage Note at seasonal.
2. Occurring or performed at the proper time; timely.

season·a·bly adv.

seasonable [ˈsiːzənəbəl]
adj
1. suitable for the season
2. taking place at the appropriate time
seasonableness  n
seasonably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.seasonable - in keeping with the season; "a hard but seasonable frost"; "seasonable clothes"
unseasonable - not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season; "a sudden unseasonable blizzard"; "unseasonable bright blue weather in November"
2.seasonable - 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"
opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival"
Translations
seasonable [ˈsiːznəbl] ADJ [weather] → propio de la estación
seasonable
adj
dress, weather etcder Jahreszeit entsprechend attr; to be seasonableder Jahreszeit entsprechen
(form: = timely) advice, rebukezur rechten Zeit
seasonable [ˈsiːznəbl] adj (weather) → di stagione; (advice) → opportuno/a
seasonable [ˈsiːznəbl] adj (weather) → di stagione; (advice) → opportuno/a


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The best composition and temperature, is to have openness in fame and opinion; secrecy in habit; dissimulation in seasonable use; and a power to feign, if there be no remedy.
That was a very seasonable pamphlet of his on the Catholic Question:--a deanery at least.
Relying too much on the offensive weapons of their acute angles instead of the defensive organs of good sense and seasonable simulation, these reckless creatures too often neglect the prescribed construction of the women's apartments, or irritate their wives by ill-advised expressions out of doors, which they refuse immediately to retract.
 
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