well-nigh

2 definitions found

well-nigh - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Well-nigh \Well"-nigh`\, adv.
     Almost; nearly. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

well-nigh - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  well-nigh
      adv 1: (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" [syn: about, almost,
             most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-  nigh
             ]