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well-nigh
well-nigh (wĕl′nī′)adv. Nearly; almost.well-nigh adv nearly; almost: it's well-nigh three o'clock. well′-nigh′
adv. very nearly; almost. [before 1150] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | well-nigh - (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"almost, nearly, nigh, virtually, near, most, about |
well-nighadverb almost, nearly, virtually, practically, next to, all but, just about, more or less Finding a rug that's just the right colour can be well-nigh impossible.Translationsnigh (nai) adverb an old word for near. (古語)接近 （古）接近，在附近的 ˈwell-nigh nearly; almost. It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived. 幾近，幾乎 几乎well-nigh
Related to well-nigh: impatiently, henceforth, mistakenly, nonetheless, overtlySynonyms for well-nighadv almostSynonyms- almost
- nearly
- virtually
- practically
- next to
- all but
- just about
- more or less
Synonyms for well-nighadv (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplishedSynonyms- almost
- nearly
- nigh
- virtually
- near
- most
- about
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