Immaturely
//ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Giving an appearance of immaturity; childishly.
"They may be approaching 40, but after three beers they are behaving as immaturely as any teenager."
- 2 Without having attained maturity.
"[…] birds which are hatched immaturely and fly immediately after leaving the nest."
Adverb
- 1 in an immature manner wordnet
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More examples"They may be approaching 40, but after three beers they are behaving as immaturely as any teenager."
Etymology
From immature + -ly.
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