precocious

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  1. adjective Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude.
  2. adjective Botany Blossoming before the appearance of leaves.

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  • It took a while to see that perhaps he was a bit taken aback by this young woman who had suddenly emerged from gangly, precocious, adolescent Mary Russell. —  The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 01
  • He was not socially precocious, as someone he couldn't remember had informed him some time back. —  Up In A Heaval
  • Ibsen's nature was not in any sense precocious, and even if he had not languished in so lost a corner of society, it is unlikely that he would have started prematurely in life or literature. —  Henrik Ibsen
  • If this was precocious, there is no indication that it was thought precocious. —  Bacon
  • He was not precocious, although physically he developed early; but there was no reason why the neighbors should keep tab on him and record anecdotes. —  Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3
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  1. From Latin praecox, praecoc-, premature, from praecoquere, to boil before, ripen early : prae-, pre- + coquere, to cook, ripen; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. As precoce + -ious.
 

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