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Definition of Seasonably
1. Adverb. In accordance with the season. "It was seasonably cold"
2. Adverb. At an opportune time. "Your letter arrived apropos"
Definition of Seasonably
1. Adverb. In due season; at an opportune or fitting time. ¹
2. Adverb. Varying with the season. ¹
3. Adverb. In a manner appropriate to the season. ¹
4. Adverb. (chiefly legal) Within the appropriate time period during which an action will be legally effective, as prescribed in legislation, a contract, or otherwise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seasonably
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seasonably
Literary usage of Seasonably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Automobiles by Xenophon Pearce Huddy (1909)
"Failure to seasonably turn to right. Failure to seasonably turn to the right in
meeting a vehicle on the highway is not negligence per se.—Neal v. ..."
2. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"... it seems, had rendered him so popular that if he had not died very seasonably,
it is thought he might have enslaved the republic. ..."
3. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1896)
"The plaintiff may have formal notice of bail, where required, and enter judgment
by default, where defendant fails seasonably to plead. ..."
4. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"All tending to the Securing and Fortifying of this Kingdom, both by Sea end Land,
and now seasonably published for the benefit of these times. ..."
5. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1826)
"... freely, and seasonably " with this great work, I make no question but God "
will give so great a blessing thereunto, as that my- " self, and all loyal ..."
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