precociously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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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
This season, no quarterback has been as precociously stellar—brilliant, really—as Maye, a 23-year-old North Carolinian with a golden arm and a nickname that no one quite understands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
One day, when actor Richard Chamberlain and Danny were seated across from each other in a Los Angeles diner, Chamberlain heard the young boy precociously quote philosopher Henry David Thoreau.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
But his precociously assured performance concealed what he truly felt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2021
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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