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early
English
Etymology
From Middle English erly, erli, from Old English ?rl??e, ?rl??e (“early; early in the morning”), equivalent to ere +? -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árla ( > Danish and Norwegian årle, Swedish arla, Faroese árla). Compare also West Frisian earen (“early”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??li/, enPR: ûr?l?
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.li/, enPR: ûr?l?
- Rhymes: -??(?)li
- Hyphenation: ear?ly
- Homophone: Earley
Adjective
early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
- Near the start or beginning.
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
- Antonym: late
Synonyms
- (at a time in advance of the usual): premature
- (near the start): first
Antonyms
- (at a time in advance of the usual): late
- (illness: having begun to occur): terminal
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Adverb
early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)
- At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
- Soon; in good time; seasonably.
- Those that seek me early shall find me.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The May Queen
- You must wake and call me early.
Synonyms
- prematurely
Antonyms
- late, tardily
Translations
Noun
early (plural earlies)
- (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
Antonyms
- late
Anagrams
- Arely, Arley, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, layer, leary, re-lay, relay
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bearly
English
Etymology
From bear +? -ly. Compare bearlike.
Adjective
bearly (comparative more bearly, superlative most bearly)
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine.
- Misspelling of barely.
- 1930, Hearst's international combined with Cosmopolitan: Volume 89:
- He was going to be a bearly bear. With a bearly mate.
- 1955, Agnes L. McCarthy, James Kenner Agnew, Prose and poetry for appreciation:
- Past two years old Keg was now, a big and very bearly bear, and with the first tocsin of fall in the air he'd wandered off toward Sugar-loaf, answering the call of his kind.
- 1930, Hearst's international combined with Cosmopolitan: Volume 89:
- Misspelling of burly.
Anagrams
- Barley, Braley, barely, barley, bleary
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