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“unseasonable” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unseasonable
intempestivus (that does not arrive or happen at the proper time, mal-à-propos, inopportune; opposed to tempestivus; e.g., letter, desire, fear): importunus (unfit, inconvenient, with reference to the place where anything happens, and also of circumstances out of place): immaturus (PROP., not yet ripe; hence figuratively, that takes place before the right time; e.g., advice, consilium): praecox (PROP., getting ripe before the proper time; hence of what happens too early, premature e.g., joy, gaudium).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for unseasonable?
The usual Latin words for “unseasonable” are intempestīvus, importūnus, immātūrus; also praecox, cōnsilium, gaudium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.