unseasonable

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

|Updated on: 3 Aug 2018

Examples: unseasonable in a Sentence

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

Firefighters across the region battled several blazes through the night Friday into Saturday, as an unseasonable heat wave set records in some places and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes in Los Angeles.

— tim arango, New York Times, "Record Heat in Southern California, and an Ominous Start to Wildfire Season," 7 July 2018
Europe has experienced turbulent weather recently, with unseasonable spells of hot and cold temperatures.

— Bloomberg.com, "Swiss Police Say 6th Hiker Dies After Snowstorm in Alps," 1 May 2018
Most of the Northeast and Midwest was battered by unseasonable cold and lots of rain during March, April and May, forcing numerous postponements and depressing turnout.

— jon tayler, SI.com, "Rob Manfred and MLB's Declining Attendance Issue," 15 June 2018
Both periods were most affected by unseasonable weather conditions, Witecha said.

— paul a. smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin spring turkey harvest drops 10%," 2 June 2018
In the past year, Californians have lived through a historic drought, a massive wildfire that blotted out the sun, and a strangely warm winter followed by that unseasonable freeze.

— nathanael johnson, WIRED, "Are Avocados Toast?," 24 May 2018
Europe has experienced turbulent weather over the past several weeks, with unseasonable spells of hot and cold.

— jamey keaten, chicagotribune.com, "4 climbers die in Swiss Alps after unexpected snowstorm," 30 Apr. 2018
Both cited unseasonable weather as hurting demand for apparel.

— lindsey rupp, chicagotribune.com, "Kohl's sees headwinds in second half, leading investors to sell," 22 May 2018
On the Israeli side, fire crews struggled to keep up as kites carrying flaming rags floated over from Gaza during an unseasonable heat wave.

— noga tarnopolsky, latimes.com, "Palestinians vow to press on with border protests in Gaza as U.N. calls for inquiry," 18 May 2018

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