Ill-timed

  • 21Ill — Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly. [1913 Webster] How ill this taper burns! Shak. [1913 Webster] Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Note: Ill, like above, well,… …

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  • 22ill-suited — [adj] inappropriate bad form, ill fitted, ill matched, ill timed, improper, inapt, incompatible, incorrect, irrelevant, malapropos, mismatched, out of character, out of its element, out of place, unbecoming, unfit, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable …

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  • 23ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… …

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  • 24ill-advised — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, advanced, automatic, bad, botched, brash, bungled, butchered, casual, far ahead, forward, fumbled, futile, gut, half baked, half cocked, hasty, hotheaded, ill considered, ill contrived, ill devised, ill …

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  • 25ill-considered — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, advanced, automatic, bad, botched, bungled, butchered, casual, far ahead, forward, fumbled, futile, gut, half baked, half cocked, hasty, ill advised, ill contrived, ill devised, ill done, ill executed,… …

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  • 26ill-suited — Synonyms and related words: bad, futile, ill adapted, ill advised, ill assorted, ill chosen, ill considered, ill fitted, ill matched, ill sorted, ill timed, impolitic, improper, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate,… …

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  • 27timed — adjective Date: 1631 1. done or taking place at a time of a specified sort < an ill timed arrival > 2. made to occur at or in a set time < a timed explosion > …

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  • 28Timed out — is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It occurs when an incoming batsman is not ready to play within three minutes of the previous batsman being out. It is very rare to be out in such a fashion, and has never occurred in any&#8230; …

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  • 29well timed — adjective done or happening at the appropriate or proper time a timely warning with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery a seasonable time for discussion the book s publication was well timed • Syn: ↑timely, ↑seasonable, ↑w …

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  • 30Wrong-timed — (?; 115), a. Done at an improper time; ill timed. [1913 Webster] …

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