Definitions for untimelyʌnˈtaɪm li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•time•lyʌnˈtaɪm li(adj.; adv.)-li•er, -li•est
(adj.)not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune.
happening too soon or too early; premature.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adv.)prematurely.
unseasonably.
Origin of untimely:
1150–1200
un•time′li•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong(adj)
badly timed
"an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
premature, untimely(adverb)
uncommonly early or before the expected time
"illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
prematurely, untimely(adverb)
too soon; in a premature manner
"I spoke prematurely"
Wiktionary
untimely(Adjective)
at an inopportune time
untimely(Adjective)
early; premature
Webster Dictionary
Untimely(adj)
not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death
Untimely(adverb)
out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably
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