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precociously

precociously adverb: in a precocious manner.

Adverb

precociously (comparative more precociously, superlative most precociously)

  1. 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

Forms of precociously

comparativemore precociously
superlativemost precociously

Origin of precociously

From precocious + -ly.

Questions about precociously

What does precociously mean?
Precociously means in a precocious manner.
What part of speech is precociously?
Precociously is an adverb.

Words near precociously in the dictionary

  1. precociality
  2. precocially
  3. precocious
  4. precocious pseudopuberty
  5. precocious puberty
  6. precociously
  7. precociousness
  8. precocities
  9. precocity
  10. precocked
  11. precode

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