unseasonable

adjective

un·​sea·​son·​able
ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl, 
-ˈsē-zᵊn-ə- How to pronounce unseasonable (audio)
Synonyms of unseasonablenext
1
: occurring at other than the proper time : untimely
… she made several excursions over to Canterbury to see me, and always at unseasonable hours …—Charles Dickens
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

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an unseasonable snowstorm in early November
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The day was unseasonably warm, as all days now seemed unseasonable and warm. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 For three days, the group remained indoors, confined by the unseasonable and mysterious inclement weather. — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026 The cooldown won’t be very long-lived as unseasonable warmth is likely to return next week. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 The Wisconsin State Climatology Office lists several statewide records for unseasonable snowfalls elsewhere in the state, including trace amounts of ice that fell in Washington County in July 2022 and Pierce County in August 2022. — Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unseasonable

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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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
-blē How to pronounce unseasonable (audio)
adverb
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