prematurely

English

Etymology

From premature +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɹiːməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/, /ˌpɹɛməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

prematurely (comparative more prematurely, superlative most prematurely)

1. In a premature manner; too soon or too early.

   publish an obituary prematurely

   prematurely rejected

   prematurely sacked

Derived terms

• die prematurely

Translations

in a premature manner

Catalan: prematurament (ca) Finnish: ennenaikaisesti (fi) French: prématurément (fr) Galician: prematuramente German: voreilig (de), vorschnell (de), vorzeitig (de), zu früh, prämatur (med.) Greek: πρόωρα (el) (próora) Italian: prematuramente (it) Polish: przedwcześnie (pl), awansem Portuguese: prematuramente (pt) Romanian: prea devreme, în mod prematur, înainte de vreme Russian: преждевре́менно (ru) (preždevrémenno) Spanish: prematuramente (es) Swedish: i förtid (sv) Volapük: tusuniko