Sample sentences for PRECOCIOUS

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Definition

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

She was a precocious child who always pointed to logical flaws in her parents' rules.

precocious = having intelligence and behavior not usually seen in one so young

precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias
...the most independent, precocious, rebellious teens are hardly likely to be the most susceptible to rational health advice.
Malcolm Gladwell -- The Tipping Point

precocious = behaving in a manner considered more appropriate for someone who is older

They had been, so it seemed to him, proud and precocious words; with a smile, he remembered them.
Hermann Hesse -- Siddhartha

precocious = advanced for his age

She spoke as though she were talking to a precocious child.
Ernest Hemingway -- For Whom the Bell Tolls

precocious = a child who takes liberties usually afforded to people who are older

professional educator who takes a special interest in extra-precocious children.
J.D. Salinger -- Franny and Zooey

precocious = showing early development in ability

Even these days, if someone asks her what I was like as a kid, she describes me as "alert, but not terribly precocious."
Randy Pausch -- The Last Lecture

precocious = showing special ability or maturity at a young age

I judged, then, that the children of that time were extremely precocious, physically at least, and I found afterwards abundant verification of my opinion.
H.G. Wells -- The Time Machine

precocious = developed early

Though he was precocious, though he was verbal to the point of annoyance at times, he was small for his age, more the size of a six- or seven-year-old than a ten-year-old.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song

precocious = showing early development in ability or maturity

Allan took much pride in the captivating, precocious lad.
Poe, Edgar Allan -- An Appreciation
An act of so much precipitancy and presumption would seal the downfall of precocious intellect forever.
Cooper, James Fenimore -- The Last of The Mohicans
I heard her lady-mother's character afterwards, and then I ceased to wonder at the precocious accomplishments of the daughter.
Bronte, Charlotte -- The Professor
I had never had a real boyhood, and in this, my precocious manhood, I was very hard and woefully wise.
London, Jack -- John Barleycorn
He knelt and held out a finger, and the girl wrapped a hand around it and tugged with precocious strength.
Christopher Paolini -- Inheritance
I think you're a pathetic alcoholic who says fancy things to get attention like a really precocious eleven-year-old and I feel super bad for you.
John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
The infancies abound in anecdotes of precocious strength, cleverness, and wisdom.
Joseph Campbell -- The Hero With a Thousand Faces
An act of so much precipitancy and presumption would seal the downfall of precocious intellect forever.
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Last of the Mohicans
Judging from the number of scratches on the stock, the precocious Dallas teenager suspects that the weapon is army surplus.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Kennedy
She was clad in pale blue rayon panties; her precocious eleven-year-old breasts bulged in a bra of the same washed-out shade.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
It was terribly precocious of his player, but: for some reason Cesar retreated and allowed the two to huddle alone.
W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game

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