"precocious" in the adjective sense
1. precocious
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude
"a precocious child"
"a precocious achievement"
2. precocious
appearing or developing early
"precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
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