well-nigh

[ wel-nahy ]

/ ˈwɛlˌnaɪ /

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adverb

very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime.

Origin of well-nigh

before 1150; Middle English; Old English

synonym study for well-nigh

See almost.

Words nearby well-nigh

well-merited, well-met, well-mixed, well-motivated, wellness, well-nigh, well-off, well-oiled, well-ordered, well-ordered set, well-ordering theorem

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Example sentences from the Web for well-nigh

Bill was anxious to get back to poor Jack, who he remembered was well-nigh starving.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral|W.H.G. Kingston
The beauty of the night in such a climate, and at that season, is well-nigh unimaginable.
Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music|Charles Gounod
The awful storm which had well-nigh uprooted my very soul was gradually subsiding.
The Trail of a Sourdough|May Kellogg Sullivan
And we had developed two startling facts that go to show that our experiment of self-government is well-nigh a failure.
Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889|Various

Timothy was well-nigh blinded with the pain, and presently a drop of blood trickled down his cheek.
The Golden Galleon|Robert Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for well-nigh

well-nigh

adverb

nearly; almostit's well-nigh three o'clock

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单词	well-nigh
释义	well-nigh [ wel-nahy ] / ˈwɛlˌnaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-nigh ON THESAURUS.COM adverb very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime. Origin of well-nigh before 1150; Middle English; Old English synonym study for well-nigh See almost. Words nearby well-nigh well-merited, well-met, well-mixed, well-motivated, wellness, well-nigh, well-off, well-oiled, well-ordered, well-ordered set, well-ordering theorem Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-nigh Bill was anxious to get back to poor Jack, who he remembered was well-nigh starving. From Powder Monkey to Admiral\|W.H.G. Kingston The beauty of the night in such a climate, and at that season, is well-nigh unimaginable. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music\|Charles Gounod The awful storm which had well-nigh uprooted my very soul was gradually subsiding. The Trail of a Sourdough\|May Kellogg Sullivan And we had developed two startling facts that go to show that our experiment of self-government is well-nigh a failure. Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889\|Various Timothy was well-nigh blinded with the pain, and presently a drop of blood trickled down his cheek. The Golden Galleon\|Robert Leighton British Dictionary definitions for well-nigh well-nigh adverb nearly; almostit's well-nigh three o'clock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-nigh essentially, morally, approximately, virtually, nearly, basically, very, almost, exceedingly, much, too, remarkably, roughly, practically, around, most, about, relatively, nigh, closely
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well-nigh

adverb

Origin of well-nigh

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Example sentences from the Web for well-nigh

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