INTEMPESTIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

intempestively (comparative more intempestively, superlative most intempestively)

(obsolete) unseasonably

Synonyms

• See untimeously

Source: Wiktionary


In`tem*pes"tive*ly, adv.

Definition: Unseasonably. [Obs.]

INTEMPESTIVE

In`tem*pes"tive, a. Etym: [L. intempestivus: cf. F. intempestif. See In- not, and Tempestive.]

Definition: Out of season; untimely. [Obs.] Burton. Intempestive bashfulness gets nothing. Hales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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