precocious Copy link Outline 1. praecox, ŏcis; also, praecŏquis, e (ripening early)2. festīnātus (that is pushed on too fast) • precocious: 1. praecox, ŏcis; also, praecŏquis, e (ripening early): p. sort of intellects, ingeniorum velut praecox genus, Quint. 1, 3, 3: Sen. 2. festīnātus (that is pushed on too fast): p. maturity, f. maturitas, Quint. 6, prooem. § 10. (Praematurus = premature.)