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adjectivebadly timed; inopportune. Origin of ill-timedFirst recorded in 1685–95 Words nearby ill-timedill-spent, ill-starred, ill-suited, ill temper, ill-tempered, ill-timed, ill-treat, illude, illume, illuminable, illuminance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ill-timedSochi 2014 wasn't all about Bob and his ill-timed eye infection. The Good, the Bad, and the Pink Eye|Brett Singer|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The lingering financial crisis, the sequester, and ill-timed austerity are tamping down jobs growth. Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs Growth|Robert Shapiro|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the end The Lone Ranger is a confusing nearly three hours, overwhelmed by relentless violence and ill-timed jokes. ‘Lone Ranger’ Remake and Johnny Depp’s Casting, Never a Good Idea|Allison Samuels|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Which makes the retreat of recent decades both unfortunate and ill-timed. When Did the GOP Get So White: The Republicans’ Loss of Diversity|John Avlon|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Alex Massie on what an ill-timed summer break means for Labour. Taking Down David Cameron|Alex Massie|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST A murmur of disapproval went through the crowd at this ill-timed joke. Garman and Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland Genially, he took a fresh grip on the arm Charles had almost detached, and therewith went off into an ill-timed long rigmarole. Angela's Business|Henry Sydnor Harrison It was not in him to say to the wife of his bosom that Mr. Slope's sermon was ill-timed, impertinent, and vexatious. Barchester Towers|Anthony Trollope The Cardinal of Florence cut short the ill-timed sermon, demanding whether he accepted the pontificate. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07|Various I thought the joke obvious and ill-timed and sleepily said so. Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for ill-timed
adjectiveoccurring at or planned for an unsuitable time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ill-timeduntimely, unseemly, awkward, improper, inappropriate, inconvenient, inept, inopportune, malapropos, unbecoming, unfavorable, unseasonable, unsuitable, unwelcome, unbefitting, mistimed |