unseasonable

adjective

un·​sea·​son·​able
ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl,
-ˈsē-zᵊn-ə- How to pronounce unseasonable (audio)
1
: occurring at other than the proper time : untimely
2
: not being in season
3
a
: not normal for the season of the year
unseasonable weather
b
: marked by unseasonable weather
an unseasonable summer
unseasonableness noun
unseasonably
ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-blē
-ˈsē-zᵊn-ə- How to pronounce unseasonable (audio)
adverb

Examples of unseasonable in a Sentence

an unseasonable snowstorm in early November
Recent Examples on the Web The importance of this practice was underscored recently when several mass howler monkey die-offs in Mexico were attributed to the formation of a heat dome made more likely by a warmed, chaotic atmosphere increasingly dishing out unpredictable and unseasonable weather extremes. Joan Meiners, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024 Then the unseasonable summer rains came, pounding Paris and undoing much of that work. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 Temperatures since mid-July have climbed up to 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal over parts of Antarctica and unseasonable warmth could continue through the first half of August. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024 Last month, however, brought unseasonable heat to much of the nation. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unseasonable 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unseasonable was in the 15th century

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“Unseasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseasonable. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

unseasonable

adjective
un·​sea·​son·​able ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl How to pronounce unseasonable (audio)
-ˈsēz-ᵊn-ə-
1
: happening or coming at the wrong time : untimely
an unseasonable visit
2
: not normal for the season of the year
unseasonable weather
unseasonably adverb

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