untimeous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]untimeous (comparative more untimeous, superlative most untimeous)
- (archaic) Untimely.
- 1823, [Walter Scott], Quentin Durward. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
- restrain his irreverent and untimeous jocularity
Alternative forms
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- ill-timed, inopportune; see also Thesaurus:untimely