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untimeliness

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English untimely Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English untimeliness From untimely + -ness.

  1. The state of being untimely.

    He does not grudge their honoring the powers of Heaven: it is their terror and the untimeliness of their prayers that he deprecates.