Definitions for untimely
ʌnˈtaɪm liun·time·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. premature, untimely(adverb)

   uncommonly early or before the expected time

   "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"

3. prematurely, untimely(adverb)

   too soon; in a premature manner

   "I spoke prematurely"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. untimely(Adjective)

   at an inopportune time

2. untimely(Adjective)

   early; premature

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Untimely(adverb)

   out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

Anagrams for untimely »

1. minutely

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of untimely in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of untimely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of untimely in a Sentence

1. Sheronda Braker:

   I'm seeking justice for the untimely death of Derrick.

2. Rafael Olmeda:

   Over the years, untimely celebrity deaths gave rise to my growing amazement that Abe Vigoda was outliving so many people.

3. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil:

   What a time experiences as evil, is usually an untimely echo of what was formerly experienced as good--the atavism of a more ancient ideal.

4. The Sao Paulo-based Lula Institute:

   It is a completely irregular, untimely and unjustified procedure, we will take all the necessary legal measures to correct this arbitrary act.

5. Scott Segal:

   While Justice Scalia's untimely passing creates more uncertainty, the Clean Power Plan is still predicated on an extraordinarily shaky legal foundation.

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