earliest

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/, enPR: ûr′lēĭst
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜː.li.ɪst/, enPR: ûr′lēĭst
• Hyphenation: ear‧li‧est

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Adjective

earliest

1. superlative form of early: most early

   The earliest I can get there is Monday, at around midday at the earliest.

   • 2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:

     One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.

Derived terms

• at the earliest

Adverb

earliest

1. superlative form of early: most early

Anagrams

• Aleister, ateliers, e-tailers, etailers, laterise, leariest, realties