Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.
  • With ripe care; thoroughly: as, a prince entering on war ought maturely to consider the state of his finances.
  • Speedily; quickly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.
  • adverb With caution; deliberately.
  • adverb A Latinism, little used Early; soon.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a mature manner.
  • adverb Acting with maturity.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a mature manner

Etymologies

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mature +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • I find my daughter’s capacity to behave maturely is inversely related to the number of other ten-year-olds present.

    Where the Wild Things Are: Kids eat it up, they love it so. | EW.com 2009

  • Since ... uh ... probably from the point in time i could think 'maturely' and not think 'wehhhhhhhhh' so that i'd get food or my nappies changed.

    yanxious Diary Entry yanxious 2005

  • But even though they were relatively close in age, Chane said the soldiers behaved much more "maturely" and "older" than anyone he knew.

    The Daily Collegian Online - News 2009

  • The code covers general standards pertaining to all ICT professionals, including: avoiding or managing conflicts of interest; maintaining competence; adhering to the client's ways of working and applying and promoting other appropriate standards; keeping knowledge up-to-date through training and communicating with fellow professionals; providing expert advice as far as possible but acknowledging the limits of one's expertise; using appropriate methods and tools; managing workload efficiently; providing and accepting constructive criticism "maturely" and maintaining constructive relationships with colleagues; respecting the interests of the client; promoting good practice such as an appropriate level of documentation, quality assurance, respecting the confidence of personal data and promoting "a culture within the organisation which strives for continuous improvement".

    Computerworld 2009

  • I (perhaps naively) expect them to be willing to bite the bullet and act maturely when their earnings inevitably drop.

    China, India and Deflation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Longer term, says Jeff Smisek , chief executive of United Continental, there has been a move "to professional management, as opposed to more charismatic, cowboy management," which is helping airlines behave more maturely, stabilize their businesses and focus on earning their cost of capital.

    Airlines Are Driven to Nickel and Dime Susan Carey 2011

  • Remember, this is the network that pre-maturely cancelled Firefly, Arrested Development, The Tick, Family Guy (which was only brought back due to high DVD sales), Undeclared, Futurama, Dark Angel, Sliders … Have I made my point yet or should I keep going?

    Jackie Earle Haley coming to television! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009

  • Charles appeared in the hall in eighth grade sporting the first beard, and I acted maturely toward it, as if it did not faze me that he had grown a beard over the summer and that his mother, Gretchen, and his father, Father, had allowed him to do it.

    1974, What I Wanted Ann Bogle 2011

  • Sounds like the two of them are handling things maturely, blow up doll and all!

    Senior Prom Jessica 2009

  • Rather, the basis for any comparison should be the root cause of the problem, and that is the unwillingness of each country's politicians to effectively and maturely deal with the mounting debt in their economy.

    We're Closer to Japan Than We Should Be 2011

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