precociously

precociously
precocious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual.
DERIVATIVES precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun.
ORIGIN from Latin praecox, from praecoquere 'ripen fully' .

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  • Precociously — Pre*co cious*ly, adv. In a precocious manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precociously — adv. Precociously is used with these adjectives: ↑talented …   Collocations dictionary

  • precociously — adverb in a precocious manner her child behaves precociously • Derived from adjective: ↑precocious …   Useful english dictionary

  • precociously — adverb see precocious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • precociously — See precocious. * * * …   Universalium

  • precociously — adverb In a precocious manner …   Wiktionary

  • precociously — prɪ kəʊʃəslɪ adv. prematurely, in the manner of being unusually well developed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • precociously — pre·co·cious·ly …   English syllables

  • precociously — See: precocious …   English dictionary

  • precocious — 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… …   Universalium

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