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intempestive

/ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-tem-pes-tive
IPA
/ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin intempestīvus, from in- + tempestīvus (“seasonable”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: intempestīvus

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more intempestive (comparative) most intempestive (superlative)

Derived Forms

intempestively

Synonyms

ill-timed inopportune

Questions

How do you pronounce intempestive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv/.
What does intempestive mean?
untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment
Where does intempestive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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