precocious

precocious is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.
2. adjective. 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.
3. adjective. appearing or developing early

   "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"

4. adjective. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

   "a precocious child"

   "a precocious achievement"

Common word forms

precociously, precociousness

Words from these letters

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