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  • adverb Not in keeping with the season; not expected, normal, or usual for the time of year.

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Examples

  • When I wrote recently that a week in January had been “unseasonably warm,” another reader, John Connor, e-mailed: “Shouldn’t the word be unseasonally?

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • When I wrote recently that a week in January had been “unseasonably warm,” another reader, John Connor, e-mailed: “Shouldn’t the word be unseasonally?

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • Figures from Visa, which analysed 1.4bn transactions to produce its consumer spending report, showed shoppers stayed at home in October despite the unseasonally warm weather.

    Retail sales slump amid fears over euro and job losses 2011

  • A week later the new year dawned in the form of an unseasonally bright and balmy day.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • A week later the new year dawned in the form of an unseasonally bright and balmy day.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • After a year of training, Nick Mead tackles the Polar Circle marathon, and finds that unseasonally warm temperatures of -10C have led to some treacherous footing

    Running the Polar Circle marathon Nick Mead 2010

  • Fortunately, it's only early May and at the moment unseasonally mild.

    updatery mikandra 2010

  • Fortunately, it's only early May and at the moment unseasonally mild.

    mikandra: updatery mikandra 2010

  • Consumer spending was particularly hit by the unseasonally cold weather, which made it harder for people to get to the shops and spend money on leisure activities.

    Service sector left out in the cold as customers stay in, says CBI 2010

  • The unseasonally warm weather of last week was a distant memory as gale-force northerly winds blew in, bringing wet and wintry weather to most of the UK.

    Autumn storms hit UK Helen Carter 2010

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