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im·ma·ture (im′ə to̵or′, -c̸ho̵or′, -tyo̵or′)
adjective
- not mature or ripe; not completely grown or developed
- not finished or perfected; incomplete
- lacking the emotional maturity, sense of responsibility, etc. characteristic of an adult
- Geol. worn down only slightly by erosion, as a land surface having steeply entrenched stream valleys that lack well-developed flood plains
Etymology: L immaturus
Related Forms:
- immaturely im′·ma·ture′ly adverb
- immaturity im′·ma·tu′·rity noun or immatureness im′·ma·ture′·ness
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