| 释义 |
untimely
—untimeliness, n.
/un tuym"lee/, adj., untimelier, untimeliest, adv. adj.
1. not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune: An untimely downpour stopped the game.
2. happening too soon or too early; premature: his untimely demise.
adv.
3. prematurely.
4. unseasonably.
[1150-1200; ME untimliche. See UN-1, TIMELY]
Syn. 1. unseasonable, inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable. |