Reverse Dictionary: EARLIER

ADJECTIVES
► AFORETIME former, past, earlier, previous → 1835
► ELDEST earliest, first produced; first, most ancient → c897 arch.
► FURTHEST earliest, first → 1653 obs.
► PRETER past, previous, earlier → 1578 obs.
► PRIMATE first, earliest; most important → 1425 obs.
► RATHER earlier, preceding another or others in point of time, coming at an earlier hour, date, etc→ .1388
► RATHERMORE earlier, former → 1382 obs.
► RATHEST earliest → c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.

ADVERBS
► OR earlier, sooner → c1330 obs.
► RATHEST earliest → 1387 obs.
► TITTER more quickly; sooner, earlier → a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
► TOFORE of time: previously, beforehand, earlier; in the past → c1175 obs.
► UP FRONT in advance, esp. of money paid for illegal activities, such as drug purchases → 1950s sl.

PREPOSITIONS
► TOFORE of time: earlier than → a1000 obs.