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untimeous

untimeous adjective: untimely.

Adjective

untimeous (comparative more untimeous, superlative most untimeous)

  1. (archaic) Untimely.
    • restrain his irreverent and untimeous jocularity1823, [Walter Scott], Quentin Durward. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC

Synonyms of untimeous

Forms of untimeous

comparativemore untimeous
superlativemost untimeous
alternative formuntimous

Origin of untimeous

From un- + timeous.

Words formed from untimeous

Questions about untimeous

What does untimeous mean?
Untimeous means untimely.
What part of speech is untimeous?
Untimeous is an adjective.

Words near untimeous in the dictionary

  1. untimeliest
  2. untimelily
  3. untimeliness
  4. untimelinesses
  5. untimely
  6. untimeous
  7. untimeously
  8. untimes
  9. untimetabled
  10. untimid
  11. untimidly

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