unseasonable

[ uhn-see-zuh-nuh-buhl ]

/ ʌnˈsi zə nə bəl /

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adjective

not seasonable; being out of season; unseasonal: unseasonable weather.

not befitting the occasion; untimely; ill-timed; inopportune; inappropriate: Their visits were usually unseasonable.

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Origin of unseasonable

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at un-¹, seasonable

OTHER WORDS FROM unseasonable

un·sea·son·a·ble·ness, nounun·sea·son·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby unseasonable

unscrupulous, unseal, unsealed, unseam, unsearchable, unseasonable, unseasonal, unseasoned, unseat, unseaworthy, unsecured

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How to use unseasonable in a sentence

Back in 2010, Vancouver had to more or less import snow from outside the city via helicopters and trucks to their games due to losses from “unseasonable conditions.”
Climate change has the Winter Olympics on thin ice|Sara Kiley Watson|January 27, 2022|Popular-Science
Because of the human-caused climate crisis, Gamble and other winemakers are battling extreme heat, unseasonable cold, torrential rain, and drought, not to mention wildfires.
The Wine World Is About to Get a Big Shake-Up|klindsey|January 17, 2022|Outside Online
While there is still copious trade in potatoes going on around the world, backups at ports, unseasonable weather, and an unexpected fungus, have made certain potato varieties hard to come by for the businesses that rely on them.
What happened on the potato supply chain that caused a fry shortage in Japan and a ban on Canadian spuds|Clarisa Diaz|January 13, 2022|Quartz
Last week, a deadly outbreak of tornadoes tore across six states in a shockingly unseasonable meteorological event.
‘Tornado alley’ looks far different than it did a century ago|Angely Mercado|December 16, 2021|Popular-Science

New analyses found that climate change made the unseasonable heat here at least 600 times more likely, and maybe as much as 99,000 times more likely.
Here’s the summer science you might have missed|Janet Raloff|September 1, 2020|Science News For Students
I have noticed latterly her marked assiduity in attendance at church—the most unseasonable weather has failed to keep her away.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
These unseasonable reveries brought him, it may be imagined, into many whimsical adventures.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 358|Various
He started on beholding me, and, with a well-counterfeited surprise, asked the reason of my being up at such an unseasonable hour?
The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III|Sophia Reeve
Affection seeking to console a loved one sometimes chooses an unseasonable moment for the exercise of its tender office.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
This is the price paid by age for unseasonable ardours of feeling.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for unseasonable

unseasonable

/ (ʌnˈsiːzənəbəl) /

adjective

(esp of the weather) inappropriate for the season

untimely; inopportune

Derived forms of unseasonable

unseasonableness, noununseasonably, adverb

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