untimely

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

badly timed
- "an untimely remark"
uncommonly early or before the expected time
- "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"

Adverb

too soon; in a premature manner

Adj

At an inopportune time.
Early; premature.

Adv

Prematurely.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unreasonable”).

Synonyms

anticipatory, early, forward, hasty, ill-timed, inopportune, intempestive, mistimed, precipitate, precocious, premature, prematurely, prevenient, previous, timeless, unseasonable, untime, untimeless, untimely, untimeous, wrong

Antonyms

late, on time, opportune, overdue, premature, punctual, tardy, timely, to time

Scrabble Score: 13

untimely is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
untimely is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
untimely is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

untimely is a valid Words With Friends word