Precociously

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a precocious manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From precocious + -ly.

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