intempestivement
French, adverb/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pɛs.tiv.mɑ̃/
intempestivement is spelled I-N-T-E-M-P-E-S-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T (16 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written French, the 196,291st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intempestivement is a French adverb meaning “untimely; at an awkward moment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une manière intempestive”.
What does intempestivement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
untimely; at an awkward moment
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une manière intempestive.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce intempestivement?
- /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pɛs.tiv.mɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pɛs.tiv.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is intempestivement in French?
intempestivement appears about once in every 38 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).