seasonable
Americanadjective
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suitable to or characteristic of the season.
seasonable weather.
- Synonyms:
- appropriate, fit
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a seasonable suggestion.
adjective
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suitable for the season
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taking place at the appropriate time
Commonly Confused
See seasonal.
Synonym Usage
See opportune.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of seasonable
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sesounable, sesounabulle, sesonable; see origin at season, -able
Example Sentences
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Airflow from the Pacific will blow in on the weekend and cause temperatures to rise to more seasonable highs in the 40s Fahrenheit.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021
More seasonable November weather will return next week, with highs mostly in the 50s and lows in the 30s and 40s.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021
For most of the Golden State and Southwest, generally dry and seasonable conditions are expected.
From Fox News • Oct. 30, 2021
High humidity and temperatures were expected to continue for the next two days before cooler and more seasonable autumn-like conditions moved in at the weekend.
From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2018
The girls told her not to break her neck—that it was seasonable work and they’d all be laid off when the fall orders had been made up.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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