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unpremature

unpremature adjective: not premature; timely.

Adjective

unpremature (comparative more unpremature, superlative most unpremature)

  1. (rare) Not premature; timely.
    • Surrounded by their children, their gradual and unpremature decay conducts them, by gentle degrees, to the peaceful grave […]1809, David Morrice, Mentor, or The moral conduct of youth from the academy to manhood
    • The advanced age of her Majesty rendered death unpremature, and though the loss is deeply and long to be deplored, the accompanying circumstances at least were not so distressing […]1818, Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c, page 360

Forms of unpremature

comparativemore unpremature
superlativemost unpremature

Origin of unpremature

From un- + premature.

Words formed from unpremature

  • unprematurely

Questions about unpremature

What does unpremature mean?
Unpremature means not premature; timely.
What part of speech is unpremature?
Unpremature is an adjective.

Words near unpremature in the dictionary

  1. unprejudicial
  2. unprejudicially
  3. unprelatic
  4. unprelatical
  5. unpreluded
  6. unpremature
  7. unpremedicated
  8. unpremeditable
  9. unpremeditate
  10. unpremeditated
  11. unpremeditatedly

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