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unseasonable

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not in accordance with the season.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The snow in April was unseasonable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not at the right or fitting time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sudden unseasonable blizzard
  • unseasonable bright blue weather in November

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: seasonable

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

badly timed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an ill-timed intervention
  • you think my intrusion unseasonable
  • an untimely remark
  • it was the wrong moment for a joke

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ill-timed, untimely, wrong

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English unseasonable, unsesonable, equivalent to un- + seasonable.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неподходящ за сезона (nepodhodjašt za sezona) — adjective
  • Hindi: अकाल (akāl) — adjective
  • Latin: intempestīvus — adjective
  • Latin: incommodus — adjective
  • Punjabi: ਕਰੁੱਤਾ (karuttā) — adjective
  • Sanskrit: अकाल (akāla) — adjective
  • Scottish Gaelic: eas-amail — adjective
  • Urdu: اکال (akāl) — adjective