Precocious
11precocious — [17] Precocious means etymologically ‘pre cooked’. It was borrowed from Latin praecox, a derivative of the verb praecoquere ‘cook in advance’, which was a compound formed from the prefix prae ‘before’ and coquere ‘cook’ (a relative of English… …
12precocious — adjective /prəˈkəʊʃəs/ a) Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination. b) Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age. The precocious …
13precocious — pre|co|cious [prıˈkəuʃəs US ˈkou ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: praecox becoming ripe early , from coquere to cook, ripen ] a precocious child shows intelligence or skill at a very young age, or behaves in an adult way sometimes used to …
14precocious — adjective often spoken a precocious child behaves more like an adult than a child, for example by asking difficult and intelligent questions: At school he revealed precocious talents a painter and writer. precociously adverb precociousness also… …
15precocious — precociously, adv. precociousness, n. /pri koh sheuhs/, adj. 1. unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child. 2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc. 3. of or pertaining to premature… …
16precocious — adj. Precocious is used with these nouns: ↑child, ↑talent …
17precocious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. advanced, overforward, premature. See earliness. Ant., backward, slow. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gifted, bright, advanced, developed, forward, presumptuous; see also intelligent 1 , mature 1 . III …
18precocious — pre|co|cious [ prı kouʃəs ] adjective a precocious child is more intelligent or behaves in a more developed way than you would expect for their age ╾ pre|co|cious|ly adverb ╾ pre|co|cious|ness noun uncount ╾ pre|coc|i|ty [ prı kasəti ] noun… …
19precocious — adjective some of the boys were extremely precocious Syn: advanced for one s age, forward, mature, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick; informal smart Ant: backward …
20precocious — UK [prɪˈkəʊʃəs] / US [prɪˈkoʊʃəs] adjective a precocious child is more intelligent or behaves in a more developed way than you would expect for their age Derived words: precociously adverb precociousness noun uncountable precocity UK [prɪˈkɒsətɪ] …
