Word Meanings - TIMEFUL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Seasonable; timely; sufficiently early. Sir W. Raleigh.

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• EARLY
  Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early. Those that me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 17. You must wake and call me early. Tennyson.
• TIMELY
  1. Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable. "The timely dew of sleep." Milton. 2. Keeping time or measure. Spenser.
• SUFFICIENTLY
  To a sufficient degree; to a degree that answers the purpose, or gives content; enough; as, we are sufficiently supplied with food; a man sufficiently qualified for the discharge of his official duties.
• SEASONABLE
  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,
• INSUFFICIENTLY
  In an insufficient manner or degree; unadequately.
• CLEARLY
  In a clear manner.
• HALF-YEARLY
  Two in a year; semiannual. -- adv. Twice in a year; semiannually.
• PEARLY
  1. Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells. Milton. 2. Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood.
• REARLY
  Early. Beau. & Ft.
• UNTIMELY
  Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death.
• NEARLY
  In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.
• CURVILINEARLY
  In a curvilinear manner.
• UNSEASONABLE
  Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour; unseasonable advice; unseasonable frosts; unseasonable food. -- Un*sea"son*a*ble*ness,
• LINEARLY
  In a linear manner; with lines.
• DEARLY
  1. In a dear manner; with affection; heartily; earnestly; as, to love one dearly. 2. At a high rate or price; grievously. He buys his mistress dearly with his throne. Dryden. 3. Exquisitely. Shak.
• YEARLY
  1. Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly income; a yearly feast. 2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant. 3. Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit, or revolution, of the earth. Shak.