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† ˈearlily, adv. Obs. [f. early a. + -ly2.] At an early period or stage.
1669Pepys Diary 4 Mar., And so I parted, with great content that I had so earlily seen him there. 1678Bp. Wetenhall Office of Preaching 742 That it [preaching] was earlily required of the Presbyters, we have already seen out of the pretended Apostolical constitutions. 1713Steele Englishman No. 46. 302, I thus earlily let go my Fire against the Pretender's Friends. |