English Dictionary
◊ UNTIMELY
untimely
adj 1: 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(a)}, {ill
timed(p)}, {unseasonable}, {wrong}]
2: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led
to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an
untimely end" [syn: {premature}]
adv : too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn:
{prematurely}]