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intempestive

UK/ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/

intempestive adjective: untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment.

Adjective

intempestive (comparative more intempestive, superlative most intempestive)

  1. (archaic) untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment
    • Luxus funerum [display at funerals], shall be taken away, that intempestive expense moderated, and many others., New York, 2001, p.106

Synonyms of intempestive

Forms of intempestive

comparativemore intempestive
superlativemost intempestive

Origin of intempestive

From Latin intempestīvus, from in- + tempestīvus (“seasonable”).

Words formed from intempestive

Questions about intempestive

What does intempestive mean?
Intempestive means untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment.
What part of speech is intempestive?
Intempestive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce intempestive?
Intempestive is pronounced /ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/ (UK).

Words near intempestive in the dictionary

  1. intemperateness
  2. intemperates
  3. intemperating
  4. intemperature
  5. intemperaunce
  6. intempestive
  7. intempestively
  8. intempestivity
  9. intemporal
  10. intenable
  11. intence

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