unseasonable

[ uhn-see-zuh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not seasonable; being out of season; unseasonal:

   unseasonable weather.

2. not befitting the occasion; untimely; ill-timed; inopportune; inappropriate:

   Their visits were usually unseasonable.

unseasonable

/ ʌnˈsiːzənəbəl /

adjective

1. (esp of the weather) inappropriate for the season
2. untimely; inopportune

Derived Forms

• unˈseasonably, adverb
• unˈseasonableness, noun

Other Words From

• un·season·a·ble·ness noun
• un·season·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unseasonable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- ¹, seasonable

Example Sentences

Tornadoes need particularly intense or unseasonable heat to develop.

From BBC

An unseasonable shift in weather is bringing the chance of showers and thunderstorms across Southern California, prompting some concerns about flooding as temperatures also drop well below average for mid-September.

From Los Angeles Times

The north and west will bear the brunt of the unseasonable weather.

From BBC

Then the unseasonable summer rains came, pounding Paris and undoing much of that work.

From Los Angeles Times

So far, the rainfall for 2024’s water year is less than 10 inches — including the unseasonable rain falling April 14 — and more rain this season is not expected.

From Los Angeles Times