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untimely
[ uhn-tahym-lee ]
adjective
- not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune:
An untimely downpour stopped the game.
Synonyms: unsuitable, inconvenient, inappropriate, unseasonable
- happening too soon or too early; premature:
his untimely demise.
adverb
untimely
/ ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ /
adjective
- occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time
an untimely death
- inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season
his joking at the funeral was most untimely
adverb
- prematurely or inopportunely
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Derived Forms
- unˈtimeliness, noun
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Other Words From
- un·timeli·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
see come to an (untimely) end .Discover More
Example Sentences
“All members of the Court and the public announce the untimely death of Lucia Aielli,” the announcement said.
He saves the helpless from burning buildings and puppies from untimely deaths.
For stories, for life, and the amazing meals we shared before his untimely death.
This whole thing resembles, in a way, the rise and untimely fall of Kurt Cobain.
Whoever sold Hoffman this brand of narcotic aided in his untimely death.
In Tayabas the officiousness of the Governor almost brought him to an untimely end.
You may be overheard, and give pain or cause annoyance by your untimely conversation.
Topping must not be delayed after the blossoming, in order that all danger from an untimely frost may be avoided.
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away, like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
He had been more to me than any of my other companions, and deeply I sorrowed over his untimely fate.
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