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Definition of "seasonable" [sea•son•a•ble]

  • In keeping with the time or the season. See Usage Note at seasonal. (adjective)
  • Occurring or performed at the proper time; timely. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "seasonable" in a sentence
  • "The Memphis Christian Advocate speaks of this work as "seasonable" -- in view of the revival of infidelity of the Thomas Paine type -- and says,"
  • "He generally had on a well worn greyish overcoat, the side pockets of which gaped somewhat with constant usage for into them he would cram a large number of tracts and sally forth in company with me or another of the missionaries, or as sometimes happened he went alone, drop a tract here or there and speak a seasonable word."
  • "Now that is ever best and most seasonable, which is for the good of the whole."