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mistimed, ppl. a.|mɪsˈtaɪmd|
[mis-1 2.]
†1. Unfortunate. Obs.
c1470Henry Wallace viii. 1212 The ost..prayit God..Him to conwoy fra all mystymyt cace.
2. Ill-timed, unseasonable, out of place.
1687R. L'Estrange Answ. to Dissenter 40 That's a little Uncharitable, and Miss-timed. c1710J. Killingbeck Serm. (1717) 63 A hasty and unguarded Expression, an incautious and mistimed Reproof. 1742Young Nt. Th. viii. 792 There is a time, when toil must be preferr'd, Or joy, by mis-tim'd fondness, is undone. 1820Scott Abbot iii, We do not recover composure by the mere feeling that agitation is mis⁓timed. 1887Spectator 2 July 882/1 Proposals for reunion amongst Liberals would be absolutely mistimed.
3. Disturbed in one's habits, esp. with respect to eating and sleeping. dial.
1841R. W. Hamilton Nugae Lit. 356 ‘He has not slept for the last three nights. No wonder he is ill; he is quite mistimed’. His regular hours are interrupted. 1868Atkinson Cleveland Gloss., Mistimed, subjected to irregularity as regards seasons of refreshment, especially sleep. |