'Untimely' definitions:
Definition of 'untimely'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn: prematurely, untimely]
adjective
Badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong]
adjective
Uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: premature, untimely]
Definition of 'Untimely'
From: GCIDE
- Untimely \Un*time"ly\, a. Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Untimely'
From: GCIDE
- Untimely \Un*time"ly\, adv. Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably. "Let them know . . . what's untimely done." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'untimely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a bit previous,
- advanced,
- arrested,
- back,
- backward,
- bad,
- behindhand,
- belated,
- blocked,
- delayed,
- delayed-action,
- detained,
- far ahead,
- forward,
- futile,
- half-baked,
- half-cocked,
- hasty,
- held up,
- hung up,
- ill-adapted,
- ill-advised,
- ill-assorted,
- ill-chosen,
- ill-considered,
- ill-fitted,
- ill-matched,
- ill-seasoned,
- ill-sorted,
- ill-suited,
- ill-timed,
- impolitic,
- improper,
- impulsive,
- in a bind,
- in abeyance,
- inadmissible,
- inadvisable,
- inapplicable,
- inapposite,
- inappropriate,
- inapt,
- inauspicious,
- incongruous,
- inconvenient,
- inept,
- inexpedient,
- infelicitous,
- inopportune,
- intempestive,
- intrusive,
- irrelevant,
- jammed,
- late,
- latish,
- mal a propos,
- maladjusted,
- malapropos,
- misjoined,
- mismatched,
- mismated,
- misplaced,
- mistimed,
- moratory,
- never on time,
- not firm,
- obstructed,
- off base,
- out of character,
- out of joint,
- out of keeping,
- out of line,
- out of phase,
- out of place,
- out of proportion,
- out of season,
- out of time,
- out of tune,
- overdue,
- overhasty,
- oversoon,
- precipitate,
- precocious,
- premature,
- previous,
- retarded,
- rushed,
- slow,
- soon,
- stopped,
- tardy,
- too early,
- too late,
- too soon,
- unadapted,
- unapt,
- unbecoming,
- unbefitting,
- uncrystallized,
- undesirable,
- undue,
- unfavorable,
- unfit,
- unfitted,
- unfitting,
- unfortunate,
- unhandy,
- unhappy,
- unjelled,
- unlucky,
- unmatured,
- unmeditated,
- unmeet,
- unpremeditated,
- unprepared,
- unprofitable,
- unpropitious,
- unpunctual,
- unqualified,
- unready,
- unripe,
- unseasonable,
- unseemly,
- unsuitable,
- unsuited,
- untoward,
- unwise,
- wrong