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untimely
What does untimely mean?
untimely (adjective): early; premature.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce untimely?
/ənˈtaɪmli/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does untimely come from?
From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “untimely” mean?
physically close
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united, combined
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regular and even
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early; premature
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