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Precocious vs Precautious - What's the difference?

precocious | precautious |

As adjectives the difference between precocious and precautious

is that precocious is characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity while precautious is taking precautions.

precocious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
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    • Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.
  • Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age.
    • The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.

    Quotations

    * 1964 , , “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, Mary Poppins , Walt Disney *: Mary: Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious / If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious

    Synonyms

    * tranty

    Antonyms

    * altricious * serotinous

    See also

    * prodigy

    External links

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    precautious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Taking precautions.