Definition of precocious Precocious
/pɹɪkowˈʃʌs/ - [prikowshus] - pre•co•cious
We found 7 definitions of precocious from 4 different sources.
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What does precocious mean?
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| precocious - characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement" | ||
| retarded relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" | ||
| intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" | ||
| precocious - appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias" | ||
| early at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- precocious (Adjective)
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. - precocious (Adjective)
Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- precocious (a.)
Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. - precocious (a.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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precocious
prē-kō′shus, adj. having the mind developed very early, or too early: premature: forward: (bot.) appearing before the leaves.—adv. Precō′ciously.—ns. Precō′ciousness, Precoc′ity, state or quality of being precocious: too early ripeness of the mind. [L. præcox, præcocis—præ, before, coquĕre, to cook.]
