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well-nigh

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well-nigh (wln)
adv.
Nearly; almost.

well-nigh
adv
nearly; almost it's well-nigh three o'clock
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

well-nigh
adverb 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.
Translations
well-nigh [ˈwelnaɪ] ADV well-nigh impossiblecasi imposible
well-nigh [ˌwɛlˈnaɪ] adv well-nigh impossiblequasi impossibile
well-nigh [ˌwɛlˈnaɪ] adv well-nigh impossiblequasi impossibile


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