Thesaurus: premature

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1. a. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.
2. a. 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. a. Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
4. adj. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
5. adj. too soon or too hasty
6. adj. uncommonly early or before the expected time
7. 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.
8. j:100 a. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time s. uncommonly early or before the expected time