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untimely

/ʌnˈtaɪmli/adjective

उच्चारण अन्टाइम्ली

असामयिक, अकाल (मृत्यु)

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a death) happening earlier than is normal or expected

    असामयिक, अकाल (मृत्यु)

    • the untimely death of the young singer
    • He came to an untimely end.

    Synonyms premature early

  2. 2

    happening at a time that is not suitable

    बेमौका, अनुचित समय पर होने वाला

    • His untimely remark ended the friendly discussion.
    • an untimely interruption

    Synonyms ill-timed inopportune inconvenient unseasonable

    Opposite timely opportune well-timed

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

premature early ill-timed inopportune inconvenient unseasonable

Antonyms

timely opportune well-timed

§Grammar and usage

Untimely is an adjective, not an adverb, like timely, friendly and lovely, so we say 'his untimely death' but not 'he died untimely'.

Untimely एक adjective है, adverb नहीं, जैसे timely, friendly और lovely, इसलिए 'his untimely death' सही है पर 'he died untimely' नहीं।