untimely
Adjective Satellite
- badly timed
- "an untimely remark"
- uncommonly early or before the expected time
- "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
Adverb
- too soon; in a premature manner
Adj
- At an inopportune time.
- Early; premature.
Adv
- Prematurely.
Adjective
- Happening or done at an inappropriate or unfortunate time.
Examples
- an untimely death
- Her opponent’s untimely challenge on ’ZA’ meant she lost a turn and gave him points.
- untimely remarks
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unreasonable”).
Synonyms
ill-timed, premature, prematurely, unseasonable, wrong, anticipatory, early, forward, hasty, inopportune, intempestive, mistimed, precipitate, precocious, prevenient, previous, timeless, untime, untimeless, untimely, untimeous
Scrabble Score: 13
untimely: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worduntimely: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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