untimeous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of untimeous
Example Sentences
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“Ou, bravely; I believe he came to some untimeous end hereaway about?”
From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin
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.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
A sickly pallor had overspread Slyne's rigid features as he heard the title by which Herries had addressed that untimeous intruder.
From The White Blackbird by Douglas, Hudson
"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?"
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
His father, he observed, with a feeling of relief, was absent from home—not a matter of uncommon occurrence, for that worthy man’s avocations often called him out at untimeous hours.
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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