untimely (redirected from untimeliest)

un·time·ly  (n-tml)

adj. un·time·li·er, un·time·li·est

1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.

2. Occurring too soon; premature: an untimely death.

adv.

1. Inopportunely.

2. Prematurely.

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un·timeli·ness n.

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untimely

Adjective

1. occurring before the expected or normal time: his untimely death

2. inappropriate to the occasion or time: an untimely idea to raise at the United Nations

untimeliness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	untimely - badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" ill-timed, unseasonable, wrong inopportune - not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"
	2.	untimely - uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" premature early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
Adv.	1.	untimely - too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" prematurely

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untimely

adjective 1. early, premature, before time, unseasonable << OPPOSITE timely

adjective 2. ill-timed, inappropriate, badly timed, inopportune, unfortunate, awkward, unsuitable, inconvenient, mistimed, inauspicious << OPPOSITE well-timed

Translations

untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] adj → inoportuno; [death] → prematuro

untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] adj → inopportun(e); [death] → prématuré(e)

untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] adj [moment] → unpassend; [arrival] → ungelegen; [death] → vorzeitig

untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] adj → intempestivo/a, inopportuno/a; [death] → prematuro/a