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premature |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. 3. Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as a premature report. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ly}, adv -- {Pre`ma*ture"ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: premature adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" [ant: {full-term}] 2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: {previous(p)}] 3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: {untimely}]
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