Definition of untimely Untimely
/ʌntajˈmli/ - [untaymlee] - un•time•ly
We found 10 definitions of untimely from 6 different sources.
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What does untimely mean?
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| 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" | ||
| 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" | ||
Adverb |
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| untimely - too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" | ||
| prematurely | ||
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Wiktionary 
- untimely (Adjective)
At an inopportune time. - untimely (Adjective)
early; premature.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- untimely (a.)
Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death. - untimely (adv.)
Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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untimely
Occurring too soon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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untimely
un-tīm′li, adj. not timely: before the time, premature: unseasonable, ill-timed.—adv. (Shak.) before the time: prematurely, unseasonably.—n. Untime′liness.—adj. Untime′ous, untimely, unseasonable.—adv. Untime′ously
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