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单词 mistimed
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mistimedadj.

Brit. /ˌmɪsˈtʌɪmd/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/
Forms: see mis- prefix1 and timed adj.; also Scottish pre-1700 mystymyt.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistime v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < mistime v. + -ed suffix1.
1. Unfortunate. Obsolete.
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1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 1212 The ost..prayit god..Him to conwoy fra all mystymyt cace.
2. Ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective]
untimec1000
untidya1225
untimesa1300
out of season1377
undue1398
out of time1483
untimeousa1500
importunate1529
inopportune1533
importunea1535
unconvenable1542
intempestive1548
unseasonable1561
untimeable1570
out-of-season1574
untimely1581
unseasoned1589
baldc1590
timeless1590
melancounterous?1602
untimelessa1607
unopportune1653
mistimelyc1680
mistimed1687
ill-timed1692
ill-seasoned1843
unchancy1860
intempestuous1885
unseasonal1935
1687 R. L'Estrange Answer to Let. to Dissenter 40 That's a little Uncharitable, and Miss-timed.
c1710 J. Killingbeck Serm. (1717) 63 A hasty and unguarded Expression, an incautious and mistimed Reproof.
1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 40 There is a Time, when Toil must be preferr'd, Or Joy, by mis-tim'd Fondness, is undone.
1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iii. 54 We do not recover composure by the mere feeling that agitation is mistimed.
1887 Spectator 2 July 882/1 Proposals for reunion amongst Liberals would be absolutely mistimed.
1935 W. Faulkner Pylon 171 The Franciana spring which emerges out of the Indian summer of fall almost, like a mistimed stage resurrection.
1978 A. Chambers Breaktime 62 He knew before he spoke that his question was a mistimed curiosity.
1993 P. Mayle Hotel Pastis iii. 41 Two fingers missing and a cheek puckered with scar tissue from a mistimed explosion.
3. Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). Made to keep irregular hours, esp. with respect to eating and sleeping. Also: (of a meal) irregular.
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1841 R. W. Hamilton Nugæ 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.
1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Mistimed, subjected to irregularity as regards seasons of refreshment, especially sleep.
a1903 L. C. Musters in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 134/1 [Nottinghamshire] My mester's been ill a three week and I feel very much mistimed.
1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 225/1 Mistimed, of meals, irregular.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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