unseasonable en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English unseasonable, unsesonable, equivalent to un- + seasonable.
Meanings
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Not in accordance with the season.
The snow in April was unseasonable.
-
Not at the right or fitting time.
There is a mania in every class to be mistaken for what it is not. Many things innocent, nay, even graceful in themselves, become injurious and awkward by unseasonable imitation.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 44:The King looked sourly upon Lord Gro, and said, “Thy counsel is unacceptable and unseasonable. What lieth behind it?”
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unseasonable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unseasonable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unseasonably · unseasonableness
Synonyms
Translations (8)
bg неподходящ за сезона (adjective) · pa ਕਰੁੱਤਾ (adjective) · la incommodus (adjective) · sa अकाल (adjective) · la intempestīvus (adjective) · hi अकाल (adjective) · gd eas-amail (adjective) · ur اکال (adjective)