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untimely

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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.

un·timeli·ness n.

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
prematurely or inopportunely
untimeliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
inopportune - not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"
2.untimelyuntimely - uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
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"

untimely
adjective
1. early, premature, before time, unseasonable His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
early timely, seasonable
2. ill-timed, inappropriate, badly timed, inopportune, unfortunate, awkward, unsuitable, inconvenient, mistimed, inauspicious Your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely.
ill-timed appropriate, convenient, well-timed, opportune, welcome, suitable, fortunate, auspicious
Translations
untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] ADJ (= premature) → prematuro; (= inopportune) → inoportuno
untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmli] adj
(= ill-timed) [visit, arrival, interruption] → inopportun(e)
(= premature) [death] → prématuré(e)
untimely
adj (= premature) deathvorzeitig; end alsoverfrüht; (= inopportune) momentunpassend, ungelegen; development, occurrenceunpassend, ungelegen, zur falschen Zeit; shower, remarkzur falschen Zeit; visitungelegen; to come to or meet an untimely endein vorzeitiges Ende finden; his arrival was most untimelyseine Ankunft kam sehr ungelegen
untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] adj (death, end) → prematuro/a; (remark) → fuori luogo, inopportuno/a
to come to an untimely end (person) → morire prematuramente (project) → naufragare anzitempo
untimely [ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] adj (death, end) → prematuro/a; (remark) → fuori luogo, inopportuno/a
to come to an untimely end (person) → morire prematuramente (project) → naufragare anzitempo


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As in decapitating the whale, the operator's instrument is brought close to the spot where an entrance is subsequently forced into the spermaceti magazine; he has, therefore, to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, untimely stroke should invade the sanctuary and wastingly let out its invaluable contents.
An untimely joke is a source of bitter regret always.
She was immediately buried, but had not been in her untimely grave but a few hours before she was taken up and examined by the cor- oner, who decided that she had come to her death by severe beating.
 
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