untimely

(un tīm)

adjective

  1. coming, said, done, etc. before the usual or expected time; premature: to come to an untimely end
  2. coming, said, done, etc. at the wrong time; poorly timed; inopportune

adverb

  1. prematurely
  2. inopportunely

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See untimely in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective un·time·li·er, un·time·li·est
  1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.
  2. Occurring too soon; premature: an untimely death.
adverb
  1. Inopportunely.
  2. Prematurely.

Related Forms:

  • un·timeˈli·ness noun

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