Precocious

Adjective

 * 1) Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
 * Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.
 * 1) Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age.
 * The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.
 * The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.

Quotations

 * 1964, Sherman Brothers, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, Mary Poppins, Walt Disney
 * Mary: Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious / If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious

Antonyms

 * serotinous

Adverbs for Precocious
amazingly; remarkably; smartly; keenly; unusually; unpleasantly; disagreeably; impertinently; imprudently; knowingly; pertly; offensively; saucily; boldly; flippantly; bumptiously; obtrusively; oddly; incredibly; uncommonly; surprisingly.

Thesaurus
a bit previous, advanced, ahead, bright, developed, early, far ahead, forward, gifted, half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, ill-considered, impulsive, intelligent, mature, not firm, overhasty, oversoon, precipitate, premature, previous, quick, rushed, smart, soon, too early, too soon, uncrystallized, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely

Etymology
From praecox: < praecoquere: < prae: + coquere:.

Translations

 * Croatian:, prerano razvijen
 * Finnish:
 * French: précoce
 * German:
 * Italian: precoce


 * Norwegian: bråmoden, tidlig moden
 * Portuguese: precoce
 * Spanish: precoz
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:


 * Norwegian: bråmoden, tidlig moden
 * Swedish: brådmogen