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Well-nigh definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WELL-NIGH, adv. [well and nigh.] Almost; nearly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well- nigh]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 12th century almost, nearly <well-nigh impossible>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Well-nigh Well"-nigh`, adv. Almost; nearly. --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also well nigh Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly. Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible. = practically ADV: ADV adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. Almost, nearly.