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well-nigh
well-nigh
/
ˈwɛlˌnaɪ
/
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[
wel
-nahy
]
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adverb
very nearly; almost:
It's well-nigh bedtime.
Origin:
before 1150;
Middle English;
Old English
Synonyms
See
almost
.
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well-nigh
—
adv
nearly; almost:
it's well-nigh three o'clock
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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well-nigh
O.E. wel neah, from
well
(adv.) +
nigh
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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