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immature

im·ma·ture [ ìmmə chr ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not fully developed: young, and not fully grown or developed

2. childish: lacking the wisdom or emotional development usually associated with adults

3. stylistically crude and imperfect: not yet having attained the perfection of a fully developed style
The painting is clearly an immature work.


im·ma·ture·ly adverb
im·ma·tur·i·ty noun
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