premature

adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal time;

"a premature infant" [ant: {full-term}]

2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit

previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: {previous(p)}]

3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led

to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an

untimely end" [syn: {untimely}]