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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Immature \Im`ma*ture"\, a. [L. immaturus pref. im- not + maturus mature, ripe. See {Mature}.] 1. Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as immature fruit; immature character; immature plans. ``An ill-measured and immature counsel.'' --Bacon. 2. Premature; untimely; too early; as an immature death. [R.] --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: immature adj 1: characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior" [ant: {mature}] 2: lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed character" [syn: {unformed}] 3: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: {young}] [ant: {old}] 4: not fully developed or mature; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes" [syn: {green}, {unripe}, {unripened}] [ant: {ripe}] 5: not yet mature [ant: {mature}] 6: (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" [syn: {unfledged}] [ant: {fledged}]
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