unseasonable

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

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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.

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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Related Words for unseasonable

untimely

Examples from the Web for unseasonable

Historical Examples of unseasonable

These tears are unseasonable; things have not come to that yet.
The Imaginary Invalid
Molire
But this was unseasonable, it ought to be fairly cool at the time of year.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah
William G. Burn Murdoch
It was an unseasonable tempest, scarcely to be looked for at that time of year.
Blow The Man Down
Holman Day
There is a time for jesting, and a time when jokes are unseasonable.
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Beware how you stir unattended, my dear Francisco, at unseasonable hours.
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf
George W. M. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for unseasonable

unseasonable

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

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.