untimeous

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adjective

Untimely.

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ill-timedinopportune
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Meanings

adjectiveuntimeous (comparative more untimeous, superlative most untimeous)

comparative more untimeous · superlative most untimeous · alternative untimous

  1. archaicUntimely.

    restrain his irreverent and untimeous jocularity

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    Synonyms: ill-timed, inopportune

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUntimely.

Similar
ill-timedinopportune
Also see
ill-timeduntimely

Origin

From un- + timeous.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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