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Antonyms for premature

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pree-muh-choo r, -too r, -tyoo r, pree-muh-choo r or, esp. British, prem-uh-, prem-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, ˈpri məˌtʃʊər or, esp. British, ˌprɛm ə-, ˈprɛm ə-

Definition of premature

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin praematurus "early ripe" (as fruit), "too early, untimely," from prae "before" (see pre-) + maturus "ripe, timely" (see mature (v.)). Related: Prematurely; prematurity; prematuration. Premature ejaculation is attested from 1848; Latin euphemism ejaculatio praecox dates to 1891 in English but was used earlier in German and appears to have been, at first at least, the psychologist's term for it.
  • adj earlier in occurrence than anticipated
  • adj rash, impulsive
Example sentences :
  • Premature success might only make matters more difficult for him.
  • Extract from : « Starman's Quest » by Robert Silverberg
  • Premature playing at passion had been sport with edged tools.
  • Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Premature burial is said to be very common, among the Moors.
  • Extract from : « Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) » by A Sexton of the Old School
  • Premature it possibly was, but none the less perfectly natural.
  • Extract from : « William Lloyd Garrison » by Archibald H. Grimke
  • Premature despair and the deepest discouragement have been my constant portion.
  • Extract from : « Amiel's Journal » by Henri-Frdric Amiel
  • Premature insurrection in Calabria, Italy, suppressed, and twenty leaders executed.
  • Extract from : « The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 » by Various
  • Premature old age appeared to have settled on him, and his niece had privately consulted Dr. Sage on his case.
  • Extract from : « The Sea Lions » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Premature and defective development is a symptom closely allied to the two preceding.
  • Extract from : « Plain Facts for Old and Young » by John Harvey Kellogg
  • Premature decay is always the result, showing with certainty that a healthy action has not been going on.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Sheep: » by Ambrose Blacklock
  • Premature baldness most frequently first attacks that part of the head where pressure is made by the hat.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883 » by Various

Synonyms for premature

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