seasonal
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Commonly Confused
Seasonal and seasonable are sometimes interchanged, probably because of their obvious connection with season. In edited prose and in formal speech these two adjectives are almost always distinguished. Seasonal describes phenomena that occur with or depend upon a season or the seasons: seasonal fluctuations in rainfall; seasonal sales. Seasonable in reference to weather means “suitable to or characteristic of the season”: a seasonable December; seasonable temperatures for July. Seasonable also has the sense “timely, opportune”: a seasonable offer of financial assistance.
Other Word Forms
- multiseasonal adjective
- nonseasonal adjective
- nonseasonally adverb
- preseasonal adjective
- seasonally adverb
- seasonalness noun
- transseasonal adjective
Etymology
Origin of seasonal
Example Sentences
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The selloff came after the company said the Food and Drug Administration had refused to review its application to sell a new seasonal flu vaccine.
From Barron's
Moderna stock fell on Wednesday after the vaccine maker said the Food and Drug Administration refused to review its application to sell a new seasonal flu vaccine.
From Barron's
The Food and Drug Administration refused earlier this week to review Moderna’s application to sell a new seasonal flu vaccine.
From Barron's
February also isn’t showing any signs of a seasonal slump that tends to happen after big buying in January, Rubner said.
From MarketWatch
Their results revealed a clear pattern -- soil type is the primary factor influencing where most scorpions are found, while temperature, including both average levels and seasonal variation, plays an important role for certain species.
From Science Daily
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