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seasonably

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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.
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Adv.1.seasonably - in accordance with the season; "it was seasonably cold"
unseasonably - not in accordance with the season; "it was unseasonably cold"
2.seasonably - at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"
apropos, timely, well-timed


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In accordance with this rule it may safely be assumed that the forefathers of Boston had built the first prison-house somewhere in the Vicinity of Cornhill, almost as seasonably as they marked out the first burial-ground, on Isaac Johnson's lot, and round about his grave, which subsequently became the nucleus of all the congregated sepulchres in the old churchyard of King's Chapel.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
A man's nature, runs either to herbs or weeds; therefore let him seasonably water the one, and destroy the other.
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Many contending passions were raised in our heroe's mind by this letter; but the tender prevailed at last over the indignant and irascible, and a flood of tears came seasonably to his assistance, and possibly prevented his misfortunes from either turning his head, or bursting his heart.
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