- prematurely
- adverb see premature
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prematurely — adv. Prematurely is used with these adjectives: ↑bald, ↑balding, ↑grey, ↑middle aged, ↑wrinkled Prematurely is used with these verbs: ↑age, ↑born, ↑die, ↑end, ↑explode, ↑te … Collocations dictionary
prematurely — adverb 1. (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation the child was born prematurely • Derived from adjective: ↑premature 2. too soon; in a premature manner I spoke prematurely • Syn: ↑untimely … Useful english dictionary
prematurely — premature ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring or done before the proper time. 2) (of a baby) born before the end of the full term of gestation. DERIVATIVES prematurely adverb prematurity noun. ORIGIN Latin praematurus very early … English terms dictionary
Prematurely — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prematurely — See premature. * * * … Universalium
prematurely — adverb In a premature manner; too soon or too early … Wiktionary
prematurely — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. too early, rash, precipitately; see early 2 , untimely … English dictionary for students
prematurely — premÉ™ tÊŠrlɪ / tʃəl , tʃʊəl adv. before the proper time; too early, too soon; rashly, hurriedly, hastily … English contemporary dictionary
prematurely — ad. Precociously, too early, too soon … New dictionary of synonyms
prematurely — adv too early, too soon, too hastily, precipitately; abortively, untimely, inopportunely, unseasonably; precociously … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
