unseasonable
Americanadjective
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not seasonable; being out of season; unseasonal.
unseasonable weather.
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not befitting the occasion; untimely; ill-timed; inopportune; inappropriate.
Their visits were usually unseasonable.
adjective
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(esp of the weather) inappropriate for the season
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untimely; inopportune
Other Word Forms
- unseasonableness noun
- unseasonably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unseasonable
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- 1, seasonable
Vocabulary lists containing unseasonable
Example Sentences
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Just six minutes had been played on an unseasonable chilly night in Soweto when Tshepang Moremi scored the lone goal, firing into the net after Kenyan goalkeeper Brian Bwire parried a cross.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
Some of these factors, such as unseasonable weather, are transitory, while others — like inflationary pressures, uncertain trade dynamics and an “ever-changing” geopolitical environment — may be long-lasting, the CEO noted.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025
Tornadoes need particularly intense or unseasonable heat to develop.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
Then the unseasonable summer rains came, pounding Paris and undoing much of that work.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024
The city is strangely quiet, its cobbled lanes emptier than usual, its spires shrouded in unseasonable fog.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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