Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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earliest | No | Yes | No | Yes |
early | No | Yes | No | Yes |
earliest (adjective) | early (adjective) |
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(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time |
of an early stage in the development of a language or literature | |
being or occurring at an early stage of development | |
belonging to the distant past | |
very young | |
expected in the near future |
earliest (adverb) | early (adverb) |
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with the least delay | before the usual time or the time expected |
during an early stage | |
in good time |