seasonableadj.

Brit.

/ˈsiːzn̩əbl/, U.S.

/ˈsizn̩əb(ə)l/

Etymology: < season v., season n. + -able suffix.

a. Occurring at the right season, opportune.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective]

timelyOE

tidefula1300

tidya1375

duea1387

timefula1400

seasonablec1412

convenient1415

opportunec1425

seasonedc1440

tempestivous1574

timed1592

ripe1595

well-timed1604

opportuneful1605

mature1608

advantageous1609

opportunous1609

punctual1611

tempestive1611

timeousa1626

time-serving1627

timed1656

tidive?17..

c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 578 For-þi ne lakke þou not age at al; Whan youþe is past, is age sesonable.

1455 J. Chedworth in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 125 I haue written vnto Yeluerton the justice that he wol at some sesonable tyme common with Sir Thomas Tudenham.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme civ. 87 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 161 [All creatures] in seasonable tyde Their hungry eyes on thee their feeder throw.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes Ded. (v) Are not these times seasonable..for such a Subject as is here handled?

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 130 Here it will be seasonable to give in a List of Wicliffes Opinions.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 292 His Caution was so seasonable, and his Advice so good, that [etc.].

1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 94 This is a very seasonable book.

b. Of weather, etc.: Suitable to the time of year.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > suitable for the time of year

seasonable1380

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > appropriate to the time of year

seasonable1380

1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 416 Heven lokes lesse to fruyt of þo erthe, monnes strength is lesse, here lyve is shortere, þo tyme is lesse sesounable, and charite withdrawen.

14.. Tundale's Vis., etc. (1843) 155 Tho sesonabuldst wedur with~owton leyse That euer mon sawe dryvun tyl a nende.

c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1905) III. Epist. O.T. xxi. 8 As the flour of rosis in the dais of sesonnabile somer.

a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) Ep. Ded. sig. A4 ^v It is your Maiesties reigne that hath beene as a goodly seasonable spring-weather to the advancing of all excellent arts of peace.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §261 Though the weather was not favourable for delivering their cargoes, yet it being seasonable, I determined they should keep out.

1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 110 Each sweet Wherewith the seasonable month endows The grass, the thicket, and the fruit-tree wild.

1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol iii. 90 His thread-bare clothes darned up and brushed, to look seasonable.

†c. Enduring but for a season, temporary. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > temporary or provisional

whilwendlicc1000

whilenda1050

specialc1400

seasonable1549

temporary1567

provisional1597

provisionary1617

temporaneal1625

provisory1630

interimistical1643

pro tempore1649

temporaneous1656

non-permanent1782

jury-rigged1788

ad interim1806

interim1808

meantime1840

running1851

flying1857

pro tem1858

interimistic1859

temp1909

caretaker1945

1549 H. Latimer 1st Serm. before Kynges Grace sig. Di ^v Not a seasonable [fayeth], which shall laste but a whyle, but a fayeth, whiche is continuynge in God.

†d. ‘In season’, said of game at the time when proper to be hunted and killed. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting time > [adjective] > in season

seasonable1596

1596 J. Harington New Disc. Aiax sig. D4^v Doth not the keeper..shew you his femishing, that therby you may iudge, if he bee a seasonable deare?

e. Belonging to one's season or prime.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [adjective]

floweringc1400

in youth's flowers?1507

primy1604

consisting1623

in the flower of one's age1647

seasonable1883

1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. viii. 20 Thou poppy,..Why hangest thou down ere ripeness be begun, Ere yet be come thy seasonable hour?

†2. Capable of serving as seasoning; tasty, savoury. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective]

likingeOE

goodOE

lickerousc1275

deliciousa1325

daintya1382

dainteousc1386

daintiful1393

delicatea1398

merrya1398

savourlyc1400

liciousc1420

savourousa1425

daintethc1430

lustyc1430

feelsomea1450

nuttya1450

seasonablea1475

delicativec1475

unctuous1495

well-tasteda1500

daintive1526

savoury1533

exquisite1561

spicy1562

well-relished?1575

finger-licking1584

toothsome1584

taste-pleasinga1586

daint1590

relishsome1593

lickerish1595

tastesome1598

friand1599

tooth-tempting1603

relishing1605

well-relishing1608

neat1609

hungry1611

palate-pleasing1611

tasteful1611

palatea1617

tastya1617

palatable1619

toothful1622

sipid1623

unsoured1626

famelic1631

tasteablea1641

piquant1645

sapid1646

saporousa1670

slape1671

palativea1682

flavorous1697

nice1709

well-flavoured1717

gusty1721

flavoury1727

fine-palated1735

unrepulsive1787

degustatory1824

zesty1826

peckish1845

mouth-watering1847

flavoursome1853

unreasty1853

unrancida1855

relishy1864

toothy1864

flavoured1867

tasty-looking1867

hungrifying1886

velvety1888

snappy1892

zippy1911

savoursome1922

delish1953

a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sloane) (1862) 28 Take brede..And drawȝhe hit þorowghe a clothe by kynde, With venegur gode and sesounabulle.

†3. Well seasoned, matured. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > seasoned

seasonable1531

seasoned1545

in season1627

air-seasoned1919

1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 4 §2 Coupers..shall make the same vessels..of good and seasonable wodde.

4. Used for seasonal adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1923 Glasgow Herald 20 Mar. 9 Persons engaged in seasonable trades in which the duration of seasonable employment is too short to enable them to qualify for benefit.

1980 Listener 10 Jan. 51/3 Will the BBC please note that the word they want is ‘seasonable’, not ‘seasonal’. One has seasonable items like mince pies and carols; ‘seasonal’ is applied to rainfall and fluctuations in car sales, i.e., things that happen with the changing seasons.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seasonable
释义	seasonableadj. Brit. /ˈsiːzn̩əbl/, U.S. /ˈsizn̩əb(ə)l/ Etymology: < season v., season n. + -able suffix. 1. a. Occurring at the right season, opportune. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] timelyOE tidefula1300 tidya1375 duea1387 timefula1400 seasonablec1412 convenient1415 opportunec1425 seasonedc1440 tempestivous1574 timed1592 ripe1595 well-timed1604 opportuneful1605 mature1608 advantageous1609 opportunous1609 punctual1611 tempestive1611 timeousa1626 time-serving1627 timed1656 tidive?17.. c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 578 For-þi ne lakke þou not age at al; Whan youþe is past, is age sesonable. 1455 J. Chedworth in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 125 I haue written vnto Yeluerton the justice that he wol at some sesonable tyme common with Sir Thomas Tudenham. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme civ. 87 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 161 [All creatures] in seasonable tyde Their hungry eyes on thee their feeder throw. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes Ded. (v) Are not these times seasonable..for such a Subject as is here handled? 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 130 Here it will be seasonable to give in a List of Wicliffes Opinions. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 292 His Caution was so seasonable, and his Advice so good, that [etc.]. 1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 94 This is a very seasonable book. b. Of weather, etc.: Suitable to the time of year. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > suitable for the time of year seasonable1380 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > appropriate to the time of year seasonable1380 1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 416 Heven lokes lesse to fruyt of þo erthe, monnes strength is lesse, here lyve is shortere, þo tyme is lesse sesounable, and charite withdrawen. 14.. Tundale's Vis., etc. (1843) 155 Tho sesonabuldst wedur with~owton leyse That euer mon sawe dryvun tyl a nende. c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1905) III. Epist. O.T. xxi. 8 As the flour of rosis in the dais of sesonnabile somer. a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) Ep. Ded. sig. A4 ^v It is your Maiesties reigne that hath beene as a goodly seasonable spring-weather to the advancing of all excellent arts of peace. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §261 Though the weather was not favourable for delivering their cargoes, yet it being seasonable, I determined they should keep out. 1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 110 Each sweet Wherewith the seasonable month endows The grass, the thicket, and the fruit-tree wild. 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol iii. 90 His thread-bare clothes darned up and brushed, to look seasonable. †c. Enduring but for a season, temporary. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > temporary or provisional whilwendlicc1000 whilenda1050 specialc1400 seasonable1549 temporary1567 provisional1597 provisionary1617 temporaneal1625 provisory1630 interimistical1643 pro tempore1649 temporaneous1656 non-permanent1782 jury-rigged1788 ad interim1806 interim1808 meantime1840 running1851 flying1857 pro tem1858 interimistic1859 temp1909 caretaker1945 1549 H. Latimer 1st Serm. before Kynges Grace sig. Di ^v Not a seasonable [fayeth], which shall laste but a whyle, but a fayeth, whiche is continuynge in God. †d. ‘In season’, said of game at the time when proper to be hunted and killed. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting time > [adjective] > in season seasonable1596 1596 J. Harington New Disc. Aiax sig. D4^v Doth not the keeper..shew you his femishing, that therby you may iudge, if he bee a seasonable deare? e. Belonging to one's season or prime. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [adjective] floweringc1400 in youth's flowers?1507 primy1604 consisting1623 in the flower of one's age1647 seasonable1883 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. viii. 20 Thou poppy,..Why hangest thou down ere ripeness be begun, Ere yet be come thy seasonable hour? †2. Capable of serving as seasoning; tasty, savoury. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] likingeOE goodOE lickerousc1275 deliciousa1325 daintya1382 dainteousc1386 daintiful1393 delicatea1398 merrya1398 savourlyc1400 liciousc1420 savourousa1425 daintethc1430 lustyc1430 feelsomea1450 nuttya1450 seasonablea1475 delicativec1475 unctuous1495 well-tasteda1500 daintive1526 savoury1533 exquisite1561 spicy1562 well-relished?1575 finger-licking1584 toothsome1584 taste-pleasinga1586 daint1590 relishsome1593 lickerish1595 tastesome1598 friand1599 tooth-tempting1603 relishing1605 well-relishing1608 neat1609 hungry1611 palate-pleasing1611 tasteful1611 palatea1617 tastya1617 palatable1619 toothful1622 sipid1623 unsoured1626 famelic1631 tasteablea1641 piquant1645 sapid1646 saporousa1670 slape1671 palativea1682 flavorous1697 nice1709 well-flavoured1717 gusty1721 flavoury1727 fine-palated1735 unrepulsive1787 degustatory1824 zesty1826 peckish1845 mouth-watering1847 flavoursome1853 unreasty1853 unrancida1855 relishy1864 toothy1864 flavoured1867 tasty-looking1867 hungrifying1886 velvety1888 snappy1892 zippy1911 savoursome1922 delish1953 a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sloane) (1862) 28 Take brede..And drawȝhe hit þorowghe a clothe by kynde, With venegur gode and sesounabulle. †3. Well seasoned, matured. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > seasoned seasonable1531 seasoned1545 in season1627 air-seasoned1919 1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 4 §2 Coupers..shall make the same vessels..of good and seasonable wodde. 4. Used for seasonal adj. 2. ΚΠ 1923 Glasgow Herald 20 Mar. 9 Persons engaged in seasonable trades in which the duration of seasonable employment is too short to enable them to qualify for benefit. 1980 Listener 10 Jan. 51/3 Will the BBC please note that the word they want is ‘seasonable’, not ‘seasonal’. One has seasonable items like mince pies and carols; ‘seasonal’ is applied to rainfall and fluctuations in car sales, i.e., things that happen with the changing seasons.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1380
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