In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
INTEMPESTIVITY
Etymology
Noun
intempestivity (uncountable)
Unseasonability; untimeliness.
Synonyms
• unseasonableness; see also untimeliness
Antonyms
• tempestivity
Source: Wiktionary
In*tem`pes*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. intempestivitas: cf. F. intempestivité.]
Definition: Unseasonableness; untimeliness. [Obs.] Hales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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