half-cocked vs premature

half-cocked

adj
  • Not fully prepared 

  • Not fully cocked 

premature

adj
  • Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired. 

  • Suffering from premature ejaculation. 

  • Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived. 

noun
  • An infant born prematurely. 

How often have the words half-cocked and premature occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )