Definitions
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- adverb rare Untimely; unseasonably.
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- adverb In an
untimely manner;unseasonably .
Etymologies
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Examples
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After the death of my husband, who came to his end untimeously, I went to live with a daughter of mine, married out among certain Romans who walk about the eastern counties, and with whom for some time I found a home and pleasant society, for they lived right Romanly, which gave my heart considerable satisfaction, who am a Roman born, and hope to die so.
Lavengro 2004
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After a meeting of the provincial caucus, the NP also criticised the IFP for acting untimeously.
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ANC members, pointing out the report was handed to them untimeously, agreed with Mr Leon.
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And, fixing her nightcap, she had sighed and said, "I can't close my eyes for dreaming that the poor lad has come to his end untimeously."
The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892
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He bored a hole through the wall at the head of our bed, and awoke us untimeously in the frosty mornings by squirting mysterious streams of water upon us.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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The branches creaked, and the young green leaves were shred untimeously from the beeches.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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In the meantime the third cook can prepare the meals for the establishment and for any chance visitor whom evil fate may have led untimeously into these parts.
Faces and Places 1884
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After the death of my husband, who came to his end untimeously, I went to live with a daughter of mine, married out among certain Romans who walk about the eastern counties, and with whom for some time I found a home and pleasant society, for they lived right Romanly, which gave my heart considerable satisfaction, who am a Roman born, and hope to die so.
Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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After the death of my husband, who came to his end untimeously, I went to live with a daughter of mine, married out among certain Romans who walk about the eastern counties, and with whom for some time I found a home and pleasant society, for they lived right Romanly, which gave my heart considerable satisfaction, who am a Roman born, and hope to die so.
Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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After the death of my husband, who came to his end untimeously, I went to live with a daughter of mine, married out among certain Romans who walk about the eastern counties, and with whom for some time I found a home and pleasant society, for they lived right Romanly, which gave my heart considerable satisfaction, who am a Roman born, and hope to die so.
Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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