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
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But, until Sosa’s swing, a packed house didn’t have much to celebrate other than the unseasonable warmth in South Philly. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025 An unseasonable warm spell this week will let people shed their winter layers – but don’t put those big coats away just yet, the summer-like weather is expected to be gone by the weekend. Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025 This was an unseasonable claim; Putin was then being hailed as an optimist, an internationalist, and a reformer. James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 The unseasonable temperatures have various impacts, including the risk of river flooding as ice melts. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unseasonable

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 12 Apr. 2025.

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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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