prematurely

1. 1.

   (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation

   “the child was born prematurely”
2. 2.

   too soon; in a premature manner

   “I spoke prematurely”

   Synonymsuntimely

Questions about prematurely

What does prematurely mean?

prematurely means "(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prematurely?

prematurely has 4 syllables: prema-tu-rel-y. The stress falls on "rel". In IPA it is /ˌpɹiməˈtʃʊɹli/.

What is another word for prematurely?

Close synonyms include untimely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prematurely a common word?