prematurely
adjectiveHow to pronounce prematurely:
Definition of prematurely:
- prematurely (adjective):
- born after a gestation period of less than 37 weeks
- happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time
Synonyms for prematurely:
before your time
beforehand
early
immediately
inopportunely
instantly
precociously
preterm
promptly
too early
too soon
unseasonably
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- ornamented
- menagerie
- forseeable
- compensation
- charioteer
- seriousness
- acquaintances
- residency
- inundation
- fluctuating
- communique
- anapestic
- inessential
- horseplayer
- genealogy
- hysteria
- catamaran
- antechamber
- refrigerate
- jalapeno
- equitable
- enervated
- confirmation
- reconstruction
- primordial
- evasively
- depreciation
- controllable
- unceasingly
- photocopy
- coprophilic
- voluntary
- self-complacent
- propensity
- disappearing
- uncreative
- estimating
- admonishment
- unstintingly
- remonstration
- macchiato
- literary
- infamously
- defamation
- checkerboarding
- cappuccino
- drepanocyte
- consistencies
- coincidental
- preventative
- … more
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