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Definition of Earlyish
1. Adjective. Being somewhat early. "At an earlyish hour"
Similar to: Early
Definition of Earlyish
1. Adjective. Somewhat early ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earlyish
Literary usage of Earlyish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Sutherland Mrs Orr (1908)
"... bathe daily, do a good morning's work, read a little with Pen and somewhat
more by myself, go to bed early, and get up earlyish—rather liking it all. ..."
2. The Rhythm of Life: And Other Essays by Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell (1905)
"To change somewhat the simile, they scented out a word—an earlyish word, by
preference—ran it to earth, unearthed it, dug it out, and killed it. ..."
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