A ~ child is very clever, mature, or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult.
Margaret was always a ~ child...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
He was a ~ly bright school boy.
ADV: usu ADV adj, also ADV with v
A ~ child is very clever, mature, or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult.
Margaret was always a ~ child...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
He was a ~ly bright school boy.
ADV: usu ADV adj, also ADV with v
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012