 immature |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] characteristic of a lack of maturity | |
| Examples: | "immature behavior" |
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| Related terms: | mature childish callow babyish adolescent | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking in development | |
| Synonyms: | unformed | |
| Examples: | "immature plans" "an unformed character" |
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| Related terms: | undeveloped | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not fully developed or mature; not ripe; | |
| Synonyms: | unripe unripened green | |
| Examples: | "unripe fruit" "fried green tomatoes" "green wood" |
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| Related terms: | ripe unaged | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not yet mature | |
| Related terms: | mature pubescent larval prepubescent prepupal pupal embryonic underdeveloped adolescent unformed embryologic formative young premature age maturity | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth | |
| Synonyms: | young | |
| Examples: | "young people" |
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| Related terms: | old life_form little youthful adolescent early girlish newborn boyish tender childlike youngish puppyish preadolescent formative baby junior new junior age | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (of birds) not yet having developed feathers | |
| Synonyms: | unfledged | |
| Examples: | "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" |
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| Related terms: | fledged unfeathered | |
| Similar spelling: |
immaturely immaturity immaterial |
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