Intempestivity

//ɪntɛmpɛˈstɪvɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Unseasonability; untimeliness. uncountable

    "This “untimeliness” has nothing to do with the “intempestivity” of Nietzsche, which implies a denial of the present and an affirmation of future values."

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improprietyinappropriatenessinconvenienceinexpedienceinfelicityinterruption

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"This “untimeliness” has nothing to do with the “intempestivity” of Nietzsche, which implies a denial of the present and an affirmation of future values."

Etymology

From the Latin intempestīvitās; cognate with the French intempestivité.

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