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untimely

[uhn-tahym-lee]

Origin

adjective

not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune: An untimely downpour stopped the game.

happening too soon or too early; premature: his untimely demise.

adverb

prematurely.

unseasonably.

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Untimely is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English untimliche. See un-¹, timely

Related forms

un·time·li·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. unseasonable, inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable.

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untimely (ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ)

—*adj*
1.	occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time: an untimely death
2.	inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season: his joking at the funeral was most untimely

—*adv*
3.	prematurely or inopportunely

un'timeliness

—n

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Word Origin & History

untimely

1530s, "coming before the proper or usual time," from un- (1) "not" + timely. Cf. M.Dan. utimelig, of weather, etc.

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Idioms & Phrases

untimely

see come to an (untimely) end.