Meanings
comparative more precociously · superlative most precociously
- In a precocious manner.
More pertinently for the plot, another marked difference from history is that the United Kingdom of this 1982 is precociously computerised. Instead of having been hounded to death for his homosexuality, the scientist Alan Turing is thriving and lauded.
2019 April 11, Marcel Theroux, “Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan review – intelligent mischief”, in The Guardian
Origin
Translations
Catalan precoçment
- precoçmentin a precocious manner
Italian precocemente
- precocementein a precocious manner
Polish nad wiek, przedwcześnie
- nad wiekin a precocious manner
- przedwcześniein a precocious manner
Spanish precozmente
- precozmentein a precocious manner
Cite this entry
precociously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precociously
“precociously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precociously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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