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premature
adjective
1 premature
Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time.
Roget 674:
unprepared
etc.
(prepare);
&c.;
673;
without preparation
etc.
673;
incomplete
etc.
53;
rudimental,
embryonic,
abortive;
immature,
unripe,
kachcha†,
raw,
green,
crude;
coarse;
rough cast,
rough hewn;
in the rough;
unhewn†,
unformed,
unfashioned†,
unwrought,
unlabored†,
unblown,
uncooked,
unboiled,
unconcocted,
unpolished.
unhatched,
unfledged,
unnurtured†,
unlicked†,
untaught,
uneducated,
uncultivated,
untrained,
untutored,
undrilled,
unexercised;
deckle-edged†;
precocious,
premature;
undigested,
indigested†;
unmellowed†,
unseasoned,
unleavened.
unrehearsed,
unscripted,
extemporaneous,
improvised,
spontaneous,
ad lib,
ad libitem [Lat.].
fallow;
unsown,
untilled;
natural,
in a state of nature;
undressed;
in dishabille,
en deshabille [Fr.].
unqualified,
disqualified;
unfitted;
ill-digested;
unbegun,
unready,
unarranged†,
unorganized,
unfurnished,
unprovided,
unequipped,
untrimmed;
out of gear,
out of order;
dismantled
etc.
v..
shiftless,
improvident,
unthrifty,
thriftless,
thoughtless,
unguarded;
happy-go-lucky;
caught napping
etc.
(inexpectant)
508†;
unpremeditated
etc.
612.
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Roget 132:
early,
prime,
forward;
prompt
etc.
(active)
682;
summary.
premature,
precipitate,
precocious;
prevenient†,
anticipatory;
rath†.
sudden
etc.
(instantaneous)
113;
unexpected
etc.
508;
near,
near at hand;
immediate.
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2 premature
Too soon or too hasty:
— A premature judgment.
synonym: previous.
3 premature
Uncommonly early or before the expected time:
— Illness led to his premature death.
synonym: untimely.
Roget 135:
ill-timed,
mistimed;
ill-fated,
ill-omened,
ill-starred;
untimely,
unseasonable;
out of date,
out of season;
inopportune,
timeless,
intrusive,
untoward,
mal a propos [Fr.],
unlucky,
inauspicious,
infelicitous,
unbefitting,
unpropitious,
unfortunate,
unfavorable;
unsuited
etc.
24;
inexpedient
etc.
647.
unpunctual
etc.
(late)
133;
too late for;
premature
etc.
(early)
132;
too soon for;
wise after the event,
monday morning quarterbacking,
twenty-twenty hindsight.
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Moby thesaurus: a bit previous, advanced, beforehand, early, far ahead, forward, green, half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, ill-considered, ill-seasoned, ill-timed, immature, improper, impulsive, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, late, mal a propos, malapropos, mistimed, not firm, off base, out of line, out of phase, out of time, overhasty, oversoon, precipitate, precocious, previous, rushed, soon, too early, too late, too soon, unbefitting, uncrystallized, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfledged, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy, unjelled, unlucky, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unpropitious, unready, unripe, unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, wrong ... show more.
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