UNTIMELY


Meaning of UNTIMELY in English

I. “+ adverb

Etymology: Middle English untimliche, untimely, from un- (I) + timliche, timely, adverb, timely

1. : at an inopportune time : unseasonably

thought I was mad, or most untimely merry — T.E.Lawrence

2. : prematurely

died untimely a few months ago at the age of thirty-nine — Gerald Bullett

II. adjective

Etymology: un- (I) + timely, adjective

1. : occurring or done before the due, natural, or proper time : too early : premature

come to an untimely end through passion — Cyril Connolly

2. : inopportune , unseasonable

an untimely joke

the only passenger who came on board at that untimely hour — Charles Dickens

an untimely frost

3. : not observing fitness of time or occasion

during the performance of music when untimely people come in or go out — Owen Wister

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.