unseasonably
- adverb
- /ʌnˈsiːzənəbli/
- The temperature in Seattle is unseasonably high.
- unseasonably warm
- unseasonably cold
- unseasonably hot
Examples
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The unseasonably warm November air made it a comfortable day to photograph.
Academic text (2006) -
The weather was unseasonably warm that May.
Fiction book (2000) -
I heard it was unseasonably cold.
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Why a fire, when it's unseasonably warm?
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Though it was early October and there were few leaves on the trees, the weather was unseasonably mild.
Fiction book (1990) -
Often, the weather is unseasonably warm at the start of the term, one last triumph of summer come to call.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's also a blessing that the weather is still unseasonably warm.
Blog text (27) -
Unseasonably hot weather continues today with highs in the upper 80s.
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Autumn, though, remained unseasonably mild and sunny, and Lyman became more and more irritable as the days passed.
Fiction book (1990) -
The late spring day was unseasonably warm and had brought in a lot of customers.
Synonyms
In a way that is not normal or usual
In a way that is not usual
In a way that is not usual
In a way that is not usual for someone
In a way that is not usual
Antonyms
How Seasonal
Surface Forms
Morphology
unseasonably = unseasonable (transparent) = un + season + able + ly
The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'unseasonable' (un- + seasonable) by adding '-ly'.
Etymology
Unseasonably breaks into un- ('not') and season ('time of year'), with -able and -ly added to make it describe how something happens. So unseasonably means 'not usual for that season' or 'not typical for that time of year'.