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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Seasonable \Sea"son*a*ble\, adjective 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.
Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction. --Ecclus. xxxv. 20. -- {Sea"son*a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Sea"son*a*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
seasonable
adjective
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
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