Maturely

//məˈtjʊə(ɹ)li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a mature manner.

    "When the teachers again ignored the crying and attended to Bill only when he acted maturely, the crying spells dropped sharply"

  2. 2
    Acting with maturity.

    "Maturely, she simply declined to participate in the ceremony."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a mature manner wordnet

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Example

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"When the teachers again ignored the crying and attended to Bill only when he acted maturely, the crying spells dropped sharply"

Etymology

From mature + -ly.

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