(adj): having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
(adj): prenominal), beforehand(predicate) -- (being ahead of time or need
(adj): of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
(adj): of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era
(adj): before the appearance of life
(adj): (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
(adj): being somewhat early
(adj): uncommonly early or before the expected time
(adj): predicate), premature -- (too soon or too hasty
(adj): formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era
(adj): prenominal) -- (indicating the first or earliest or original
(adj): very early
(adj): vs. late) -- (being or occurring at an early stage of development
(adj): little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
(adj): (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
(adj): belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
(adj): in an early stage of development
(adj): only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
(adj): appearing or developing early
(adj): prenominal), former(prenominal), other(prenominal) -- (belonging to the distant past
(adj): vs. present) (vs. future) -- (earlier than the present time; no longer current
(adj): very young
(adj): vs. old), immature -- ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
(adj): vs. middle) (vs. late) -- (of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
(adj): of a very early stage in development
(adj): expected in the near future
(adj): vs. past) (vs. present) -- (yet to be or coming
(adv): during an early stage
(adv): before the usual time or the time expected
(adv): in good time
adj: like, or pertaining to, a member of the aristocracy
adv: in the manner of an ear