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US
/ˌpɹiməˈtʃʊɹ/
]
[ UK /pɹɪmətʃˈɔː/ ]
[ UK /pɹɪmətʃˈɔː/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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too soon or too hasty
our condemnation of him was a bit previous
a premature judgment -
uncommonly early or before the expected time
alcohol brought him to an untimely end
illness led to his premature death -
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
a premature infant
How To Use premature In A Sentence
- There have been many histories of Jerusalem, from Jeremiah's sixth century B.C. monody to "For Jerusalem," a premature happy ending written in the 1970s by a successful mayor, Teddy Kollek. City of Peace—and War
- At worst the disinfectant is prematurely exhausted, an effect known as organic overload, allowing large numbers of micro-organisms to survive.
- Umbilical hernias occur more often in premature infants and those of African American descent.
- I remind you that my staff and I considered this indi'vidual's release and return premature. The False Mirror
- Occasionally, the author appears to overreach his material to draw premature conclusions.
- The mildest critics argued that they were premature and that a decent interval should have been allowed before the struggle to analyse and understand began.
- It is early evening, but the sky is prematurely dark; thunderheads have blocked the last rays of the sun.
- The criticism was unfair, or at least premature. Times, Sunday Times
- A premature grab for a safe Westminster seat would be seen as naked opportunism. The Sun
- A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee is scheduled to hear testimony on that issue Wednesday in Washington, D.C. "It's premature to start solving the problem until you know what the extent of it is," said Neil Donovan, the coalition's executive director. Attacks On Homeless To Be Hate Crimes In Florida