That high school hoops phenom who plays like an NBA pro? The sixth grader who's already asking questions about organic chemistry? They're both precocious meaning they're way beyond their years in skill or knowledge.
Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed;
Adjective S.
appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
Adjective
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"
a.
Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early
or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.
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.
Precocious
Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed;
Usage Examples
As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be.
What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.
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Other Usage ExamplesI was a precocious only child, and then I went through a fat, awkward stage for several years, so I learned to fall back on my humor and personality when I was growing up. It's how you survive, so I think it was more of a natural progression for me, developing into comedy.
The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.
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