The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before +
maturus ripe. See Mature.]
1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature
fruits of a hotbed.
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2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the
proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early;
untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth;
a premature opinion; premature decay.
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3. Arriving or received without due authentication or
evidence; as, a premature report.
[1913 Webster] -- Pre`ma*ture"ly, adv. --
Pre`ma*ture"ness, n.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "premature":
a bit previous, advanced, beforehand, early, far ahead, forward,
green, half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, ill-considered,
ill-seasoned, ill-timed, immature, improper, impulsive,
inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient,
infelicitous, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant,
late, mal a propos, malapropos, mistimed, not firm, off base,
out of line, out of phase, out of time, overhasty, oversoon,
precipitate, precocious, previous, rushed, soon, too early,
too late, too soon, unbefitting, uncrystallized, underdeveloped,
undeveloped, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfledged, unfortunate,
unhandy, unhappy, unjelled, unlucky, unmatured, unmeditated,
unpremeditated, unprepared, unpropitious, unready, unripe,
unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, wrong