earliest (root: early)

Adjective earliest has 1 sense

• earliest(s = adj.all) earlier - (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

Adverbial earliest has 1 sense

• earliest(r = adv.all) soonest - with the least delay; "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."