full-grown
/ˌfʊlˈgrəʊn/
/-ˈgroʊn/
adjective (
MAINLY
UK
fully-grown
)
describes people and other living things that have finished their physical growth and will not grow taller
A full-grown giraffe is 5.5m tall.
immature
/ˌɪm.əˈtʃʊə
r
/
/-ˈtʊr/
adjective
1.
DISAPPROVING
not behaving in a way which is as calm and wise as people expect from someone of your age
Stop being so silly and immature, Ben!
She's rather immature for her age, don't you think?
2.
DISAPPROVING
not experienced in a particular matter
politically immature
3.
SPECIALIZED
not yet completely grown or developed
While the animals are still immature, they do not breed.
independent
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.d
ə
nt/
adjective
NOT INFLUENCED
1. not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events or things
an independent enquiry / organization
They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so) .
2. describes a politician who does not agree or vote with any particular political party
3.
SPECIALIZED
describes a grammatical clause which forms part of a sentence but can also form a separate
sentence
independent
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.d
ə
nt/
adjective
NOT RULED
4. An independent country is not governed or ruled by another country
Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981.
Tibet, once an independent country, is now part of China.
irresponsible
/ˌɪr.ɪˈspɒn t .sɪ.bl ̩/
/-ˈspɑːn t -/
adjective
DISAPPROVING
not thinking carefully enough or not worrying about what might result from actions taken
[ + to infinitive ] It would be irresponsible to ignore these warnings.
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