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ill-timed

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ill-timed (ltmd)
adj.
Done or occurring at an inappropriate time; untimely.

ill-timed
adj
occurring at or planned for an unsuitable time
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ill-timed - badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
inopportune - not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"

ill-timed
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ill-timed [ˈɪlˈtaɪmd] ADJinoportuno, intempestivo
ill-timed [ˌɪlˈtaɪmd] adjintempestivo/a, inopportuno/a
ill-timed [ˌɪlˈtaɪmd] adjintempestivo/a, inopportuno/a


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He then told me, mixing in his speech a few insolent compliments and ill-timed expressions of tenderness, to which I listened with perfect indifference, that my daughter had acquainted him with some circumstances concerning herself, Sir James, and me which had given him great uneasiness.
In this frame of mind and body, she was in no humour to receive Henry's ill-timed addresses with favour, or even with patience: she plainly and positively refused to listen to him.
 
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