pretimely

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adjective

Before the due time.

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Meanings

adjectivepretimely (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareBefore the due time.

    A new light dawns on these elderly women when they hear about the special bed which the public health nurse takes to the home for the “pretimely” baby.

    1947, Georgia's Health, volume 27, number 12

Origin

From pre- + timely.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Timperley
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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