Definitions
How to pronounce earlier:
Earlier - as an adverb
Comparatives of `soon' or `early'
Example: "Come a little sooner, if you can"
Before now
Example: "Why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
Earlier - as an adjective satellite
(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
Example: "A fashion popular in earlier times"
Earlier - as an adjective
At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
Example: "At eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death"
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Example: "The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes."
Near the start or beginning.
Example: "Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. the main opponent locked up only 31 seats."
Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
Example: "Early cancer"
Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
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Word Game Points
EARLIER has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.
EARLIER has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 8.
EARLIER has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.
