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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNTI'MELY, a.
1. Happening before the usual time; as untimely frost.
2. Happening before the natural time; premature; as untimely death; untimely fate.
UNTI'MELY, adv. Before the natural time.
What is untimely done.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, unseasonable, untimely, wrong]
2: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: premature, untimely] adv
1: too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn: prematurely, untimely]

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Date: 13th century 1. at an inopportune time ; unseasonably 2. before the due, natural, or proper time ; prematurely <went untimely to the grave> II. adjective Date: 13th century 1. inopportune, unseasonable <an untimely joke> <untimely frost> 2. occurring or done before the due, natural, or proper time ; too early ; premature <an untimely death> • untimeliness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & adv. --adj. 1 inopportune. 2 (of death) premature. --adv. archaic 1 inopportunely. 2 prematurely. Derivatives: untimeliness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Untimely Un*time"ly, adv. Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably. ``Let them know . . . what's untimely done.'' --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you describe an event as untimely, you mean that it happened earlier than it should, or sooner than you expected. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him... = premature ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. You can describe something as untimely if it happens at an unsuitable time. ...an untimely visit from the milkman... I am sure your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely. = ill-timed ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Ill-timed, unseasonable, mistimed, inopportune, out of season, premature. II. ad. Unseasonably, unsuitably, at an unsuitable time.

Moby Thesaurus

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