Found 2 items, similar to Precocious.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: precocious precocious adj 1: characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); “a precocious child”; “a precocious achievement” [ant: retarded] 2: appearing or developing early; “precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Precocious Precocious \Pre*co"cious\, a. [L. praecox, -ocis, and praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to cook. See 3d Cook, and cf. Apricot.] 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster]