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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
prematurely or inopportunely untimeliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 [ʌnˈtaɪmli] adj (= ill-timed) [visit, arrival, interruption] → inopportun(e) (= premature) [death] → prématuré(e) untimely adj (= premature) death → vorzeitig; end also → verfrüht; (= inopportune) moment → unpassend, ungelegen; development, occurrence → unpassend, ungelegen, zur falschen Zeit; shower, remark → zur falschen Zeit; visit → ungelegen; to come to or meet an untimely end → ein vorzeitiges Ende finden; his arrival was most untimely → seine 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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