unseasonably

English

Etymology

From unseasonable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

unseasonably (not comparable)

  1. Not in accordance with the season.
    • 1665, Robert Boyle, “To Sophronia”, in Occasional Reflections upon Several Subiects. Whereto is Premis’d a Discourse about Such Kind of Thoughts, London: […] W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC:
      'Tvvas eaſie for me to repreſent to You hovv unfiniſhed and unpoliſhed the Trifles you called for, vvere, eſpecially conſidering that the Immatureneſs of ſome of them vvould not probably be the Chief thing that vvould make many think they come forth Vnſeaſonably, ſince they avovvedly Aim at the Perſuading and Teaching men to Improve their Thoughts, […]
    • 1960, Alfred Stefferud, Yearbook of Agriculture, page 188:
      Long periods of unseasonably humid weather may make it difficult to complete drying quickly enough. Many farmers are using supplemental heating equipment to avoid this possibility.
    • 2024 March 8, Mary Gilbert and Eric Zerkel, “Winter is over, and it was the warmest on record. Here’s what the US missed out on this season”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Kids jump into Lake Michigan during unseasonably warm conditions in Chicago on February 26, 2024.

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