'Premature' definitions:
Definition of 'premature'
From: WordNet
adjective
Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" [ant: full-term]
adjective
Too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: previous(p), premature]
adjective
Uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: premature, untimely]
Definition of 'Premature'
From: GCIDE
- Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before + maturus ripe. See Mature.]
- 1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report. [1913 Webster] -- {Pre`ma*ture"ly}, adv. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'premature'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a bit previous,
- advanced,
- beforehand,
- early,
- far ahead,
- forward,
- green,
- half-baked,
- half-cocked,
- hasty,
- ill-considered,
- ill-seasoned,
- ill-timed,
- immature,
- improper,
- impulsive,
- inappropriate,
- inauspicious,
- inconvenient,
- inexpedient,
- infelicitous,
- inopportune,
- intempestive,
- intrusive,
- irrelevant,
- late,
- mal a propos,
- malapropos,
- mistimed,
- not firm,
- off base,
- out of line,
- out of phase,
- out of time,
- overhasty,
- oversoon,
- precipitate,
- precocious,
- previous,
- rushed,
- soon,
- too early,
- too late,
- too soon,
- unbefitting,
- uncrystallized,
- underdeveloped,
- undeveloped,
- unfavorable,
- unfit,
- unfitting,
- unfledged,
- unfortunate,
- unhandy,
- unhappy,
- unjelled,
- unlucky,
- unmatured,
- unmeditated,
- unpremeditated,
- unprepared,
- unpropitious,
- unready,
- unripe,
- unseasonable,
- unsuitable,
- untimely,
- untoward,
- wrong