Lexic.us

Definition of Earlier

1. Adverb. Earlier in time; previously. "I mentioned that problem earlier"

2. Adjective. (comparative and superlative of 'early') more early than; most early. "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

3. Adverb. Comparatives of 'soon' or 'early'. "Came earlier than I expected"

4. Adverb. Before now. "Why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

Definition of Earlier

1. Adjective. (comparative of early) ¹

2. Adjective. occurring previously ¹

3. Adverb. (comparative of early) ¹

4. Adverb. previously; before now; sooner ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Earlier

1. early [adv] - See also: early

Lexicographical Neighbors of Earlier

earldorman earldormen earlduck earleaved umbrella tree earles earles penny earless earless lizard earless seal earless seals

earlessness earlet earlets earlid earlids earlier (current term) earlies earliest earlike earliness

earlinesses earlobe earlobes earlock earlocks earloop earloops earls earlshannonite earlship

Literary usage of Earlier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Samuel Thurber (1896)
"Recall the very similar proverbial expression used earlier in the play by Macbeth. ACT V. Scene 1. 86. My mind she has mated. Remember that mate is two ..."

2. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"Dawkins finds osteological affinities between the Basques and the earlier neolithic Troglodytes, and Mr. John Rhys follows this up by pointing out ..."

3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Geological surveys Geological methods In earlier days. ... Science ns 40:827-30 D 4 '14 Geological methods in earlier days. J: J. See also Coal; Gas, ..."

4. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1914)
"His earlier attitude to nature, as has already been noticed, has none of the complacency that distinguishes his age: to him, it was the revelation of a ..."

5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"The Famous Chronicle of King Edward I, surnamed Edward Longshanks,' &c., Ac., printed 1593, may have been acted two or three years earlier (the arguments of ..."

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