Meanings
adjectivetempestive (comparative more tempestive, superlative most tempestive)
comparative more tempestive · superlative most tempestive
- obsoleteseasonable; timely
Neither obscured from the comfortable beams of the sun, nor covered from the cheerful and tempestive showers of heaven.
1635, Thomas Heywood, The Hierarchy of the Blessed Angels
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latintempestivus
- Englishtempestive
From Latin tempestivus.
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Spanish tempestivo
- tempestivoTranslations
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APA
tempestive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tempestive
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“tempestive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tempestive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tempestive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tempestive.
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