different between adapted vs seasonable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??dæpt?d/
• Hyphenation: adapt?ed

Verb

adapted

1. simple past tense and past participle of adapt

Adjective

adapted (comparative more adapted, superlative most adapted)

1. Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.

   That movie was an adapted novel.

Translations

Anagrams

• de-adapt, deadapt

English

Etymology

season +? -able

Adjective

seasonable (comparative more seasonable, superlative most seasonable)

1. Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
2. Appropriate to the current season of the year.
3. (obsolete) Ephemeral; lasting for just one season.
4. (obsolete) In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed).
5. (obsolete) Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber).

Synonyms

• (occurring at an appropriate or suitable time): well-timed, timesome; see also Thesaurus:timely
• (lasting for just one season): passing, transitory; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral

Antonyms

• (general): unseasonable
• (occurring at an appropriate or suitable time): ill-timed, untime; see also Thesaurus:untimely
• (lasting for just one season): evergreen, perennial; see also Thesaurus:eternal

Derived terms

• seasonableness

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “seasonable”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN