UNSEASONABLE

unseasonable

(adjective) not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season; “a sudden unseasonable blizzard”; “unseasonable bright blue weather in November”

unseasonable, ill-timed, untimely, wrong

(adjective) badly timed; “an ill-timed intervention”; “you think my intrusion unseasonable”; “an untimely remark”; “it was the wrong moment for a joke”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unseasonable (comparative more unseasonable, superlative most unseasonable)

Not in accordance with the season.

Synonyms

• ill-timed, inopportune; see also untimely

Antonyms

• seasonable

Source: Wiktionary


Un*sea"son*a*ble, a.

Definition: Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour; unseasonable advice; unseasonable frosts; unseasonable food.

– Un*sea"son*a*ble*ness, n.

– Un*sea"son*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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