precociously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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His reading was precociously broad: Marx and Engels, Baudelaire and Céline, all in their original languages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The teens were almost precociously self-aware, which admittedly made us roll our eyes at some of the dialogue on occasion.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
As she stood back from her drawing, a precociously skilled portrait of three fantasy figures, Katya allowed herself a look of satisfaction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
Maybe the pressure was too much for a teenager — even a precociously talented teen such as Kamila Valieva.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Panofsky, who had risen precociously in his two years at Berkeley to the rank of associate professor, detested the very idea of the oath, but signed— “reluctantly,” as he put it later.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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