intempestive

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UK/ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/

adjective

untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment

Similar
ill-timedinopportune
OriginLatin intempestīvus →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveintempestive (comparative more intempestive, superlative most intempestive)

comparative more intempestive · superlative most intempestive

  1. archaicuntimely, happening at an inappropriate moment

    Luxus funerum [display at funerals], shall be taken away, that intempestive expense moderated, and many others.

    1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 106

    Synonyms: ill-timed, inopportune

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveuntimely, happening at an inappropriate moment

Similar
ill-timedinopportune
Also see
ill-timeduntimely

Origin

  1. Latinintempestīvus
  2. Englishintempestive

From Latin intempestīvus, from in- + tempestīvus (“seasonable”).

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Translations

Catalan intempestiu
  • intempestiuuntimely
French intempestif
  • intempestifuntimely
Spanish intempestivo
  • intempestivountimely
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APA

intempestive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intempestive

MLA

“intempestive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intempestive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intempestive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intempestive.

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