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untimely |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Untimely \Un*time"ly\, a. Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Untimely \Un*time"ly\, adv Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably. ``Let them know . . . what's untimely done.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: untimely adj 1: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed(a)}, {ill timed(p)}, {unseasonable}, {wrong}] 2: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: {premature}] adv : too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn: {prematurely}]
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