as in early
before the usual or expected time
it's been unseasonably hot this spring
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Recent Examples of unseasonably
Springtails usually appear in spring and early summer, notes entomologist Emma Grace Crumbley, though periods of heavy rain and unseasonably warm weather may trigger an early emergence.
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 3 Feb. 2026
High temperatures climbed into the upper 80s during an unseasonably warm stretch, while a record freeze later gripped the city, impacting residents, infrastructure, and daily life.
—Ricardo B. Brazziell, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, the unseasonably cold weather looks to continue for the foreseeable future through next week and beyond.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
At least in Mariah Carey’s world, where even an unseasonably sticky weekend didn’t stand a chance with the Queen of Christmas in the house.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Whether it's been a few days or a few years, a forkful of liver and onions will always deliver a dose of nostalgia—after all, this was the recipe so many Southern grandmas made to keep warm and fortified on an unseasonably chilly day.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
The low temperatures sweeping over Iowa for the last couple of weeks are unseasonably cold per seasonal averages, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Rather than put their motorcycles away in November for the usual off-season, Colorado riders seized opportunities to extend their riding during the unseasonably dry and warm winter, CSP leaders said in a news release Monday morning.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
With little else to do on what was an unseasonably balmy afternoon, this group of friends decided to head into Manhattan.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 3 Feb. 2026
High temperatures climbed into the upper 80s during an unseasonably warm stretch, while a record freeze later gripped the city, impacting residents, infrastructure, and daily life.
—Ricardo B. Brazziell, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, the unseasonably cold weather looks to continue for the foreseeable future through next week and beyond.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
At least in Mariah Carey’s world, where even an unseasonably sticky weekend didn’t stand a chance with the Queen of Christmas in the house.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Whether it's been a few days or a few years, a forkful of liver and onions will always deliver a dose of nostalgia—after all, this was the recipe so many Southern grandmas made to keep warm and fortified on an unseasonably chilly day.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
The low temperatures sweeping over Iowa for the last couple of weeks are unseasonably cold per seasonal averages, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Rather than put their motorcycles away in November for the usual off-season, Colorado riders seized opportunities to extend their riding during the unseasonably dry and warm winter, CSP leaders said in a news release Monday morning.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
With little else to do on what was an unseasonably balmy afternoon, this group of friends decided to head into Manhattan.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseasonably
early
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The other half of that spacewalk, Christina Koch, is among the four Artemis II astronauts waiting to fly around the moon as early as March.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Paul Modrowski was 18 years old when prosecutors charged him and a co-defendant with the murder of a friend, Dean Fawcett, whose headless body was discovered months earlier near railroad tracks in Barrington.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Unseasonably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseasonably. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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