Both Uses of
precocious
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- When quite a child, the little Vampa displayed a most extraordinary precocity.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- The generation who follow us are very precocious.†
Chpt 109-110
Definition:
-
(precocious) early development -- especially ability or maturity in a child
or more rarely:
disapproving description of a child who takes liberties usually afforded to people who are older