Meaning of 'precocious'
Meaning of 'precocious' (Webster Dictionary)
- Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early
or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.
- Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents.
- Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents.
Meaning of 'precocious' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
- characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
Example in sentence:
- a precocious achievement;
- a precocious child
Meaning (2):
- appearing or developing early
- appearing or developing early
Example in sentence:
- precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias
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