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example of immaculate scholarship.
immaterial
adj. 1 unimportant, inconsequential, nugatory, trivial,
trifling, petty, slight, insignificant, slight, flimsy, light,
unessential, non-essential, of little account or value: Whether
he stays or goes is immaterial to me. 2 airy, incorporeal,
disembodied, ethereal, ephemeral, evanescent, unsubstantial:
The concept of immaterial matter, such as a gas, is difficult to
comprehend.
immature adj. 1 premature, undeveloped, unripe, rudimentary, half-grown,
unformed, unfledged, fledgling, unfinished, young, new, fresh,
incomplete: The immature growth in the spring is not hardy
enough to survive a frost. 2 green, callow, unsophisticated,
na‹ve, jejune, inexperienced, babyish, childish, childlike,
puerile, juvenile, raw, Colloq wet behind the ears: She is a
bit immature to assume so many responsibilities.
immeasurable
adj. vast, infinite, immense, huge, great, limitless,
boundless, endless, interminable, unbounded, unlimited,
measureless, inestimable, measureless, unfathomable;
innumerable, numberless, uncountable, uncounted, incalculable:
The tiny ship hurtled through the immeasurable vastness of
space. An immeasurable quantity of angels can dance on the head
of a pin. He accomplished immeasurable good during his
lifetime.
immediate adj. 1 instantaneous, instant, abrupt, sudden, swift;
spontaneous, instinctive, triggered, unhesitating, unthinking,
automatic, reflex, knee-jerk: Why is your immediate reaction
always to say 'It cannot be done'? 2 direct, nearest, next,
closest, adjacent, proximate; nearby: Although he had cancer,
the immediate cause of death was pneumonia. Is there a phone
box in the immediate vicinity? 3 existing, present, current,
actual, pressing, urgent: The immediate problem is to find a
way of getting out of here.
immediately
adv. 1 at once, instantly, instantaneously, promptly, right
away, right now, without delay, unhesitatingly, without
hesitation, forthwith, this instant, directly, in a wink, in a