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• a  characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
  a precocious child
  a precocious achievement
• s  appearing or developing early
  precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias

• Though barely out of school when she made the film, Winslet was already demonstrating a precocious appetite for exploring the darker sides of her characters; reviewing the movie, .
• Though many of these precocious kids can recite the English alphabet or read newspapers in traditional Chinese characters by the time they're 10, their parents often still perform .
• President Walter Dill Scott of Northwestern University began combing the nation last week for precocious, prodigious lads, aged 13 to 15.

• retarded

News & Articles

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• Toews growing Stanley Cup beard and maturity
  (Reuters) - Four years ago when the Chicago Blackhawks won their last Stanley Cup it seemed the only thing their precocious young captain Jonathan Toews could not do was grow a proper playoff beard. Toews finished those playoffs scoring seven goals and 29 points in 22 games, claiming a Conn Smythe trophy as the post-season's most valuable player and adding his name on the Stanley Cup. ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• NHL-Toews growing Stanley Cup beard and maturity
  June 11 (Reuters) - Four years ago when the Chicago Blackhawks won their last Stanley Cup it seemed the only thing their precocious young captain Jonathan Toews could not do was grow a proper playoff beard. Toews finished those playoffs scoring seven goals and 29 points in 22 games, claiming a Conn Smythe trophy as the post-season's most valuable player and adding his name on the Stanley Cup. ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Memphis author Ashley Foxx aims to inspire with children's book
  Keisha is a precocious, Afro-puffed girl whose sweet tooth “often got her into the middle of mischief.” In the middle of the night, she accidentally breaks a cookie jar and sets out to set things right.
  June 11, 2013 - Memphis Commercial Appeal