Premature - Definition

adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal
time; "a premature infant" [ant: full-term]
2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit
previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: previous(p),
premature]
3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to
his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely
end" [syn: premature, untimely]