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earliest

/ˈɝ.li.ɪst/ US
/ˈɜː.li.ɪst/ UK

adjective

superlative superlative form of early: most early The earliest I can get there is Monday, at around midday at the earliest.

adverb

superlative superlative form of early: most early

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: soonest, beginning, best, closest, fastest, first, initial, latest, least, littlest, longest, nearest, oldest, original, premiers, première

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@misc{earliest_2026,
  title = {earliest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earliest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}