Obs. [ad. L. tempestīvitās, f. tempestīv-us TEMPESTIVE: see -ITY.]
1. Seasonableness, timeliness.
1576. Newton, Lemnie’s Complex. (1633), 124. Appointing to each function his proper turne, and tempestiuity.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., 287. Since their [Jews’] dispersion and habitation in Countries, whose constitutions admit not such tempestivity of harvests.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Tempestivity,… fitnesse of time, seasonablenesse.
2. A season, a time of a particular character.
1569. Newton, Cicero’s Olde Age, 21 b. To euery part of a mans life and age, are geeuen hys conuenyente tymes and propre tempestiuytyes.
1642. S. Ashe, Best Refuge, 19. Times. The word signifies the tempestivity, the season of time. The Septuagint renders it right, Εν εὐκατρίαις.
1683. E. Hooker, Pref. Pordage’s M. Div., 20. In these last Daies there wil hang over us … periculous tempestivities, hard seasons.
