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ill-timed

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective ill-timed has 1 sense
  1. ill-timed, ill timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong - badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
    Antonym: opportune (indirect, via inopportune)

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Term: ill-timed

Definition:

Adjective - (of an action or event) done or occurring at an unfortunate or inappropriate time.

Senses and Usages:
Sense 1:

Something happening at a disadvantageous or inconvenient time.

Example Sentence: The ill-timed rainfall ruined our plans for a picnic.

Sense 2:

An action or event that occurs in an inopportune or inappropriate manner.

Example Sentence: His ill-timed joke during the serious discussion offended several people.

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