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Adjectives commonly used to describe "late" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adj)
Small in size.
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(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
(n)
(rail transport) The station code of Prince Edward in Hong Kong.
Occupying a middle position; middle.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
(chemistry, obsolete) Salt.
(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
(geology) The Holocene epoch.
(chiefly British) A cash register.
Very bad.
Of, or pertaining to, Mississippi or its culture.
Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
(v)
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
(geology) Of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs.
(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago.
Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
(geology) A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.
(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago.
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
Abbreviation of thirty-third. [The ordinal form of the number thirty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 33 of a sequence.]
Having no variations in height.
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
(geology) the Carboniferous period
(adv)
(regional US, chiefly Midwest and West, informal) Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
(colloquial) Kind of; somewhat.
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated in North America) A period of 2 weeks.
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
(geology) The Ordovician period.
Causing horror or dread.
Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.
Prepared for immediate action or use.
(geology) The Oligocene epoch.
(historical) Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).
UK standard spelling of honorable.
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.