skilled through long experience
belonging to some prior time
just preceding something else in time or order
very good
of a very early stage in development
of long duration; not new
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
(used for emphasis) very familiar
original and of a kind not seen before
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
lacking training or experience
having no previous example or precedent or parallel
very recently
in use after medieval times
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
(often followed by `to') unfamiliar
other than the former one(s); different
unaffected by use or exposure
