Definition of Earliest

Adjective: earliest  ur-lee-ist

1. (comparative and superlative of 'early') more early than; most early
   "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera";
   - earlier

Adverb: earliest  ur-lee-ist

1. With the least delay
   "the earliest I can arrive is 3 P.M.";
   - soonest

Adjective: early (earlier,earliest)  ur-lee

1. At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
   "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
    
2. Being or occurring at an early stage of development
   "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
    
3. Belonging to the distant past
   "the early inhabitants of Europe";
   - former, other
    
4. Very young
   "at an early age"
    
5. (linguistics) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
   "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"
    
6. Expected in the near future
   "look for an early end to the negotiations"

See also:
earlier
earliness

Anagrams containing the word earliest

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