Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistimed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: mist-imed
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Done at the wrong time.

verb

simple past and past participle of mistime

Example Sentences

"My mistimed leap was declared a false start since I leaped before the gun."
"While ostensibly a novel of first love and loss, Unusual Company may more fittingly be described as a tale of estrangement, of wary and mistimed passion."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English timed English mistimed From mis- + timed.

Synonyms

ill-timed inopportune

Questions

What does mistimed mean?: Done at the wrong time.
Where does mistimed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English timed English mistimed From mis- + timed.

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