Pre-cō'cioŭs, a.

(-kō'shus), a. [Lat. præcox, præcocis, and præcoquus, from præcoquere, to cook or ripen beforehand, from præ, before, and coquere, to cook; Fr. précoce, Sp. precoz, It. precoce.]

1. Ripe before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [Rare.] Browne.
2. Having the faculties developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward; premature; as, a precocious child.