almost never

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almost never - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Almost \Al"most\ ([add]l"m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st,
     [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all +
     m?st most.]
     Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
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           Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts
                                                    xxvi. 28.
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     Almost never, hardly ever; scarcely ever.
  
     Almost nothing, scarcely anything.
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