precocious
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/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/
Definition of precocious
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
“The precocious plant was already blooming flowers by day 4.”
“Now those abominations whom you call precocious boys—your little pet monsters, doctor!—and who can wonder that the world is what it is? when it is full of them—as they will have no divine time to look back upon in their own lives, how can they believe in innocence and goodness, or be other than sons of selfishness and the Devil?”
“She's precocious and she knows just / What it takes to make a pro blush”
“Scotland’s most encouraging early source of an attacking threat was Andrew Robertson as the precocious left-back charged forward to good effect on a couple of occasions.”
“Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.”
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adj
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Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
“The precocious plant was already blooming flowers by day 4.”
“Now those abominations whom you call precocious boys—your little pet monsters, doctor!—and who can wonder that the world is what it is? when it is full of them—as they will have no divine time to look back upon in their own lives, how can they believe in innocence and goodness, or be other than sons of selfishness and the Devil?”
“She's precocious and she knows just / What it takes to make a pro blush”
“Scotland’s most encouraging early source of an attacking threat was Andrew Robertson as the precocious left-back charged forward to good effect on a couple of occasions.”
“Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.”
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Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
“The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.”
“Mary: Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious / If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin praecox (“premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe”), from praecoquō (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”), from prae (“before”) + coquō (“to cook, boil, ripen”). Doublet of apricot.
Words you can make from precocious
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4 words7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
45 words- CUPRIC 12 pts
- CERCIS 10 pts
- CERCUS 10 pts
- CICERO 10 pts
- CIRCUS 10 pts
- COOPER 10 pts
- COPERS 10 pts
- COPIER 10 pts
- COPIES 10 pts
- CORPSE 10 pts
- CORPUS 10 pts
- COUPES 10 pts
- CRIPES 10 pts
- CROCUS 10 pts
- CROUPE 10 pts
- CROUPS 10 pts
- CRUCES 10 pts
- OCCURS 10 pts
- PRECIS 10 pts
- PRICES 10 pts
- RECOUP 10 pts
- SCROOP 10 pts
- SOCCER 10 pts
- SPICER 10 pts
- SPRUCE 10 pts
- SUCCOR 10 pts
- CEROUS 8 pts
- COOERS 8 pts
- COSIER 8 pts
- COURSE 8 pts
- CROUSE 8 pts
- CRUISE 8 pts
- CURIES 8 pts
- CURIOS 8 pts
- ESPOIR 8 pts
- POISER 8 pts
- POORIS 8 pts
- POROSE 8 pts
- POROUS 8 pts
- POSEUR 8 pts
- POSIER 8 pts
- ROSCOE 8 pts
- SOURCE 8 pts
- UPRISE 8 pts
- UPROSE 8 pts
5-letter words
87 words- CERCI 9 pts
- CERIC 9 pts
- CIRCS 9 pts
- CISCO 9 pts
- COCOS 9 pts
- COOPS 9 pts
- COPER 9 pts
- COPES 9 pts
- COPSE 9 pts
- CORPS 9 pts
- COSEC 9 pts
- COUPE 9 pts
- COUPS 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- CRIPS 9 pts
- CRISP 9 pts
- CROCI 9 pts
- CROCS 9 pts
- CROPS 9 pts
- CROUP 9 pts
- CUSEC 9 pts
- EPICS 9 pts
- OCCUR 9 pts
- PERCS 9 pts
- PISCO 9 pts
- PRICE 9 pts
- PUCES 9 pts
- SCOOP 9 pts
- SCOPE 9 pts
- SCRIP 9 pts
- SECCO 9 pts
- SEPIC 9 pts
- SPICE 9 pts
- CEROS 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- COOER 7 pts
- CORES 7 pts
- CORSE 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
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- CURES 7 pts
- CURIE 7 pts
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- CURSE 7 pts
- ECRUS 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- PIOUS 7 pts
- POISE 7 pts
- POORI 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- POURS 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
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- PURIS 7 pts
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- REPOS 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- RIPES 7 pts
- ROPES 7 pts
- ROUPS 7 pts
- SCORE 7 pts
- SCOUR 7 pts
- SIRUP 7 pts
- SOPOR 7 pts
- SPEIR 7 pts
- SPIER 7 pts
- SPIRE 7 pts
- SPOOR 7 pts
- SPORE 7 pts
- SPRUE 7 pts
- SUCRE 7 pts
- SUPER 7 pts
- UREIC 7 pts
- EUROS 5 pts
- OORIE 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- OURIE 5 pts
- ROOSE 5 pts
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- SIEUR 5 pts
4-letter words
52 words- CEPS 8 pts
- COCO 8 pts
- COOP 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- COPS 8 pts
- COUP 8 pts
- CRIP 8 pts
- CROC 8 pts
- CROP 8 pts
- CUPS 8 pts
- CUSP 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PECS 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- PICS 8 pts
- POCO 8 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- COOS 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- CRUS 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- CURE 6 pts
- CURS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- ECRU 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- OOPS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPUS 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- POOR 6 pts
- POOS 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
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