'Prematurely' definitions:
Definition of 'prematurely'
From: WordNet
adverb
(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; "the child was born prematurely"
adverb
Too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn: prematurely, untimely]
Definition of 'Prematurely'
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]