MISTIMED

Etymology

Adjective

mistimed (not comparable)

Done at the wrong time.

Synonyms

• ill-timed, inopportune; see also untimely

Verb

mistimed

simple past tense and past participle of mistime

Anagrams

• midtimes, mimetids

Source: Wiktionary


MISTIME

Mis*time", v. t. Etym: [AS. mistimain to turn out ill.]

Definition: To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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