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