untimeous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of untimeous
Example Sentences
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A sickly pallor had overspread Slyne's rigid features as he heard the title by which Herries had addressed that untimeous intruder.
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They knocked nevertheless, knocked again and again, and at last had the satisfaction of hearing a match lighted, then a light shone through the door seams, and a voice—a somewhat timorous and quavering one—demanded: “Wha’s there at this untimeous hoor o’ nicht?”
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"What is the meaning o' this, sirs?" said Robin Paterson, his voice half-choked with agitation; "what has my son done, that ye choose sic an untimeous hour to bring a warrant against him?"
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Rhoda Polly's eyes, unused to untimeous moisture, were at least vague and misty, but that might only be because she was looking into the blue distance towards the Alps of Mont Ventoux.
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Were it not for exposing myself at this untimeous hour, I would raise the town, and pull it down at the head of the people.
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