unseasonable

adjective un·sea·son·able \ ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl , -ˈsē-zᵊn-ə- \

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of unseasonable

1 : occurring at other than the proper time : untimely

2 : not being in season

3 a : not normal for the season of the year

unseasonable weather

b : marked by unseasonable weather

an unseasonable summer

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unseasonableness

noun

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unseasonably

play \ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-blē, -ˈsē-zᵊn-ə-\ adverb

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Examples of unseasonable in a Sentence

an unseasonable snowstorm in early November

Recent Examples of unseasonable from the Web

Easter Sunday, April 10, 1977, remains the city's warmest Easter on record as the mercury soared to an unseasonable 85 degrees on a day with cloudless skies and strong gusty southwest winds.

— tom skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: How warm was the city's warmest Easter on record?," 30 Mar. 2018
Woods again brought out big crowds in the unseasonable chill Thursday morning and gave them quite a show.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Tiger Woods starts strong but Henrik Stenson leads," 16 Mar. 2018
The unseasonable warm-up is due to a low pressure system bringing a blast of warm air up from the southwest, said Mike Richter, a National Weather Service meteorologist.

— ann zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, "Heavy rain, warmer temps could mean flooding for metro Detroit," 19 Feb. 2018
After an unseasonable hot spell, downtown Los Angeles' high reached only 64 degrees Saturday, and temperatures are expected to be mild throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.

— gale holland, latimes.com, "Winter in L.A. brings cooler temperatures, chance of rain and red flag warnings," 11 Feb. 2018
Yes, the city's unseasonable cold snap had the company briefly scurrying to warmer rehearsal quarters, but that was then.

— nola community submission, NOLA.com, "'Jazz Ballets' is the latest from Marigny Opera Ballet," 23 Jan. 2018
There have been a couple of unseasonable thaws on what was good snow cover.

— john schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "Despite some rough spots, snowmachine conditions are good in the Interior," 22 Jan. 2018
This week Houston experienced an unusual freeze that caused the city to shut down due to ice on the roadways and this week last year, the city was shut down due to an unseasonable flood throughout the region.

— heather leighton, Houston Chronicle, "Two years in a row, Houston experiences severe weather events during the third week of January," 17 Jan. 2018
Long-range forecasts indicate the unseasonable temperatures of November and December will begin to decline into a more normal pattern for the remainder of the winter.

— john schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "An easy winter means terrific snow in the Interior," 25 Dec. 2017

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