immaturely

English

Etymology

immature +‎ -ly

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/

Adverb

immaturely (comparative more immaturely, superlative most immaturely)

  1. Giving an appearance of immaturity; childishly.
    They may be approaching 40, but after three beers they are behaving as immaturely as any teenager.
  2. Without having attained maturity.
    • 1972, Frank B. McMahon, Psychology: Perspectives on the Hybrid Science, page 165:
      […] birds which are hatched immaturely and fly immediately after leaving the nest.

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