Untimely



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 过早的;不适时的
• ［英］ adj. 过早的 ( happening too soon) ; 不适时的 ( not suitable for the occasion)
• ［记］ un（不）+timely（及时的, 适时的）

Webster Collegiate

I. adverb

• Date: 13th century
• 1. at an inopportune time ; unseasonably
• 2. before the due, natural, or proper time ; prematurely <went untimely to the grave>

II. adjective

• Date: 13th century
• 1. inopportune, unseasonable <an untimely joke><untimely frost>
• 2. occurring or done before the due, natural, or proper time ; too early ; premature <an untimely death>
• ? untimeliness noun

---