Meanings
adverbimmaturely (comparative more immaturely, superlative most immaturely)
comparative more immaturely · superlative most immaturely
- Giving an appearance of immaturity; childishly.
They may be approaching 40, but after three beers they are behaving as immaturely as any teenager.
- Without having attained maturity.
[…] birds which are hatched immaturely and fly immediately after leaving the nest.
1972, Frank B. McMahon, Psychology: Perspectives on the Hybrid Science, page 165
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immaturely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immaturely
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“immaturely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immaturely. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immaturely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immaturely.
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