It exhibited a certain immaturity of character and crudeness of perception such as, in spite of his genuine affection for his Master, disqualified him at this stage from understanding Him.
"The Making of an Apostle"
R. J. Campbell
He kept her there as long as he could, long after the tea was cold, and tried, so deeply upset was he becoming by the delays her curious immaturity was causing in the normal development of running away, actually in that place of buns to make love to her.
"The Pastor's Wife"
Elizabeth von Arnim
As a people we were yet in a condition of raw, crude immaturity; and our very sensitiveness to foreign criticism-a sensitiveness which we now find it difficult to understand-and the realization of our own awkwardness made us inclined to brag about and exaggerate our deeds.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt