English Explanatory Dictionary

intempestive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment

Pronunciation

/ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/

Word forms

intempestive more intempestive most intempestive

Etymology

From Latin intempestīvus, from in- + tempestīvus (“seasonable”).

Synonyms

ill-timed inopportune

Derived words

intempestively
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