Early and Very old

Early

Early adjective - Relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period.

Very old and early are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very old" instead an adjective "Early".

Very old

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Early and very old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Early" instead an adjective phrase "Very old".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Series / The Next Food Network Star Martie really doesn't look very old at all (if anything she looks like someone in their early 40's), but the way she rambles on you'd think she was Methuselah or something!
  • Western Animation / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Even more so with Splinter, he sounds and acts like a very old man, but in his human form he can't be above early 40's.
  • The only people shown to be bonded with dragons are either very old, and thus have already gone through quite a bit of this, or get a Plot Relevant Upgrade fairly early on.
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Very old and Early. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/very_old
Early & Very old. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/very_old>.
Very old or Early. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/very_old.
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