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[ uhn-tahym-lee ] / ʌnˈtaɪm li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR untimely ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, un·time·li·er, un·time·li·est.not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune: An untimely downpour stopped the game. happening too soon or too early; premature: his untimely demise. adverbprematurely. unseasonably. Origin of untimelyFirst recorded in 1150–1200, untimely is from the Middle English word untimliche.See un-1, timely SYNONYMS FOR untimely1 unseasonable, inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR untimely ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM untimelyun·time·li·ness, nounWords nearby untimelyunthread, unthrone, untidy, untie, until, untimely, untimeous, untinged, untiring, untitled, unto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for untimely“All members of the Court and the public announce the untimely death of Lucia Aielli,” the announcement said. Days of Mafia Mayhem Are Wracking Italy Once Again|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST He saves the helpless from burning buildings and puppies from untimely deaths. The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy|Olivia Nuzzi|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST For stories, for life, and the amazing meals we shared before his untimely death. Michael Hastings' Hunger for Life|Jack Gray|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST This whole thing resembles, in a way, the rise and untimely fall of Kurt Cobain. Addiction & Fame: How Flappy Bird is the App Store’s Grunge Moment|Leigh Alexander|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whoever sold Hoffman this brand of narcotic aided in his untimely death. Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Deadly ‘Ace of Spades' Heroin|Marlow Stern|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST I doubt not that he would have been made Lord Mayor but for his untimely death. For Faith and Freedom|Walter Besant With the emotions called forth by this untimely apparition, do you suppose that I remained in the crowd in the narrow street? Seven Frozen Sailors|George Manville Fenn Having never seen a circumstantial account of his untimely and melancholy end, I will give it. Nathan Hale|Jean Christie Root "For heaven's sake don't leave me any or Jack will think I am conspiring to bring about your untimely end," said Jean. The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace He had been more to me than any of my other companions, and deeply I sorrowed over his untimely fate. Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for untimely
adjectiveoccurring before the expected, normal, or proper timean untimely death inappropriate to the occasion, time, or seasonhis joking at the funeral was most untimely adverbprematurely or inopportunely Derived forms of untimelyuntimeliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with untimely
see come to an (untimely) end. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to untimelyundue, improper, premature, unfortunate, ill-timed, abortive, awkward, disagreeable, early, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, inopportune, intrusive, malapropos, out-of-date, previous, soon, unfavorable, unfit |