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comparative more premature, superlative most premature
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived. examples
Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired. quotations examples
I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain.
1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial
(informal) Suffering from premature ejaculation. examples
plural prematures
An infant born prematurely. examples