early 2
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
being or occurring at an early stage of development
Examples
- 1.an early computer
- 2.in an early stage
- 3.early forms of life
- 4.early man
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EnglishAntonym
late 6
adjective
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
Derivationally related form
earliness 1
noun
quality of coming early or earlier in time
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archaic 2
adjective
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
new 9
adjective
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
crude 4
adjective
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
embryonic 2
adjective
in an early stage of development
incipient 1
adjective
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
