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adiantado (antigo)

[a.di.ɐ̃.ˈta.du]
adjectivemasculinepl: adiantados
advanced, ahead of time (archaic usage)
1. Early; occurring before the expected or usual time
He arrived at an advanced hour of the morning.
Ele chegou numa hora adiantada da manhã.
2. Progressed; developed beyond the usual stage
The patient showed advanced symptoms of the disease.
O paciente apresentava sintomas adiantados da doença.
3. Progressive; forward-thinking (archaic)
For those times, he held quite advanced ideas.
Para a época, ele tinha ideias bastante adiantadas.
Synonyms
avançadoprogressistaprecoceantecipado
Antonyms
atrasadoretrasadoprimitivoconservador

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiantado
Common usage in both modern and archaic contexts
Portugal
adiantado
Traditional usage; less common in modern Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

hora adiantada (advanced hour; early in the day)
estar adiantado (to be ahead of schedule)
ideias adiantadas (progressive ideas)
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