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单词 untimely
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•time•ly /ʌnˈtaɪmli/USA pronunciation   adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. 
adj. 
  1. not timely;
    ill-timed:an untimely interruption.
  2. premature:an untimely death.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•time•ly  (un tīm′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. 
adj. 
    1. not timely;
      not occurring at a suitable time or season;
      ill-timed or inopportune:An untimely downpour stopped the game.
    2. happening too soon or too early;
      premature:his untimely demise.

    adv. 
    1. prematurely.
    2. unseasonably.
    • Middle English untimliche. See un-1, timely 1150–1200
    un•time′li•ness, n. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unseasonable, inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
untimely /ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ/ adj
  1. occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time: an untimely death
  2. inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season: his joking at the funeral was most untimely
 adv
  1. prematurely or inopportunely

unˈtimeliness n
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