/
prɪˈkəʊʃəs/
adj.
- having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual.
- (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual.
Derivative
- precociously adv.
- precociousness n.
- precocity n.
Etymology
C17: from L. praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere ‘ripen fully’, from prae ‘before’ + coquere ‘to cook’) + -ious.
