immature

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective characteristic of a lack of maturity
  2. adjective (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
  3. adjective not fully developed or mature; not ripe

Etymology

From Middle French immature. Partially displaced unripe, from Old English unrīpe (“unripe, immature”).

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