immaturely
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4.0
- adverb
- /ˌɪməˈtʃʊrli/
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inmaduramente
- She immaturely laughed at the serious situation rather than addressing it thoughtfully.
- behave immaturely
- act immaturely
Examples
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And next time, please actually respond to the content of the comment instead of just mouthing off immaturely.
Blog text (26) -
Many wives imperiled their marriages by acting immaturely.
Academic text (2013) -
They rarely behave quite so immaturely in policy areas where Uncle Sam plays the lead role, such as national defense, Social Security, and international trade.
Academic text (1998) -
We can't play that immaturely offensively and have chances to win.
Blog text (1) -
You cannot fight the system, especially by behaving even more immaturely, irresponsibly, and childishly.
Blog text (1) -
Until my wife got too rotund to manipulate, and then we called people over, watched videos, and drank immaturely.
Fiction book (1995) -
Russell followed the taboo-busting debut with the hilarious comedy Flirting With Disaster, in which a grown man immaturely puts his life on hold until he can find his biological parents.
Blog text (31) -
Wins and losses aside, it is as clear that A&M handled Sherman's departure immaturely as it is that Sherman embodies all of Texas A&M's core values and is a man of great character.
Blog text (1) -
He handled the criticism immaturely, responding with anger instead of reflection.
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As a team leader, you should not behave immaturely when faced with challenges.
Synonyms
3
3.9
Act in a silly, immature way like a young person
To act in a childish way
In a childish way, like a child wanting attention
Antonyms
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word immaturely comes from the start im- meaning 'not', the base mature meaning 'fully grown' or 'ripe', and the ending -ly which makes it an adverb. So, to behave immaturely is to act 'not fully grown' in your feelings or thinking.