unseasonable

[ uhn-see-zuh-nuh-buh l ]

/ 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.

RELATED WORDS

untimely

Nearby words

Origin of unseasonable

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

Related formsun·sea·son·a·ble·ness, nounun·sea·son·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unseasonable

Raphael's sudden burst of laughter was so unseasonable and abrupt, that his friend demanded the reason of his unseemly hilarity.
The Magic Skin|Honore de Balzac
The Winter, we are told, was unseasonable and intensely severe.
The Popham Colony|William Frederick Poole
Doubtless these were intended for disguise; but, as the day promised to be warm, he made a most unseasonable figure.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
We wait with impatience for the departure of this unseasonable flood.
The Works of William Cowper|William Cowper

October came with unseasonable cold, even for that northern country.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

British Dictionary definitions for unseasonable

unseasonable

/ (ʌnˈsiːzənəbəl) /

adjective

(esp of the weather) inappropriate for the season

untimely; inopportune

Derived Formsunseasonableness, noununseasonably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for unseasonable

unseasonable

adj.

mid-15c., "inopportune," from un- (1) "not" + seasonable. In reference to weather, "not appropriate to the time of year," it is recorded from 1510s.