| eared | (adjective) having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down | Synonyms: dog-eared |
| earless | (adjective) lacking external ears | - |
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| earlier | (adjective) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early | Synonyms: earliest |
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| earliest | (adjective) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early | Synonyms: earlier |
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| early | (adjective) at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time | - |
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| (adjective) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature | - |
| (adjective) being or occurring at an early stage of development | - |
| (adjective) belonging to the distant past | Synonyms: former, other |
| (adjective) very young | - |
| (adjective) expected in the near future | - |
| earlyish | (adjective) being somewhat early | - |
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| earned | (adjective) gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action | - |
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| earnest | (adjective) not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal | Synonyms: businesslike |
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| (adjective) characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | Synonyms: sincere, solemn |
| (adjective) sincerely earnest | Synonyms: dear, devout, heartfelt |
| earsplitting | (adjective) loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | Synonyms: deafening, thunderous, thundery |
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| earthborn | (adjective) connected with earthly life; of earthly origin | - |
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| (adjective) springing from or born on the earth | - |
| (adjective) of earthly origin (as mortals are) | - |
| earthbound | (adjective) confined to the earth | - |
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| (adjective) lacking wit or imagination | Synonyms: pedestrian, prosaic, prosy |
| earthen | (adjective) made of earth (or baked clay) | - |
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| earthlike | (adjective) earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth | - |
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| (adjective) resembling or characteristic of earth | - |
| earthly | (adjective) of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven | - |
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| earthshaking | (adjective) loud enough to shake the very earth | - |
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| (adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world | Synonyms: world-shaking, world-shattering |
| earthy | (adjective) of or consisting of or resembling earth | - |
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| (adjective) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | Synonyms: crude, gross, vulgar |
| (adjective) not far removed from or suggestive of nature | - |
| (adjective) sensible and practical | Synonyms: down-to-earth |
| (adjective) hearty and lusty | - |