PREVIOUS

previous

Noun

  1. An existing criminal record
    It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.

Adjective

  1. Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
    He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
  2. Premature; occurring too soon.
    I thought that I had solved the problem, but I was a bit previous.


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