In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly.
Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature
fruits of a hotbed.
Arriving or received without due authentication or
evidence; as, a premature report.
Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the
proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a
premature fall of snow; a prem...