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Word entry · 8 letters

untimely

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"Happening too soon"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈtaɪmli/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted eilmntuyStarts with UEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. too soon; in a premature manner

Word origin

From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unreasonable”).

Used in a sentence

  • untimely remarks
  • an untimely death
  • Untimely blossom! Poor, impatient thing, / ⁠That, starting rashly from the sheltering mould, / ⁠Bravest the peevish wind and sullen cold, / ⁠Mistaking thine own ardors for the spring

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