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well-nigh

[wel-nahy]
–adverb
very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime.

Origin:
bef. 1150; ME; OE


See almost.
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well-nigh   (wěl'nī')
adv.  Nearly; almost.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

well-nigh 
O.E. wel neah, from well (adv.) + nigh.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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