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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Precocious

Can sombody please give me an example sentence of how to use 'precocious' in a sentence that is disapproving? I couldn't find the example anywhere even though the dictionaries says it can be used to show disapproval. Please help. Thank you in advance.

  

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Mary, did you see the way your neighbour's kid looked at you in your swimsuit? It must make you very uncomfortable.

  • Mary, did you see the way your neighbour's kid looked at you in your swimsuit?
  • It must make you very uncomfortable.
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Mary, did you see the way your neighbour's kid looked at you in your swimsuit? It must make you very uncomfortable.

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Normally, it is not used in the negative sense.

He's a precocious video gamer who's already circumvented his school's surveillance system.
At school, Rosie was a precocious teacher's pet. None of her classmates liked her.
People think the Brit School is full of precocious brats having food fights in the canteen.

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