prematurely
adverb
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
the child was born prematurely
Related & opposite
- premature derived from
Sense 2 adverb
too soon; in a premature manner
I spoke prematurely
Related & opposite
- untimely derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | premature |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | untimely |