nigh
near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
nearly; almost; (often followed by on or onto): nigh onto twenty years.
near; approaching: Evening is nigh.
short or direct: to take the nighest route.
(of an animal or vehicle) being on the left side: to be astride the nigh horse.
Archaic. parsimonious; stingy.
near.
Archaic. to approach.
Origin of nigh
1Other words from nigh
- un·nigh, adjective
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How to use nigh in a sentence
Brer Fox, he come nigher en git on de log; Brer Tarrypin aint sayin' nothin'.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisBrer Fox still git up nigher en play on de quills; still Brer Tarrypin aint sayin' nothin'.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisBut as I cannot bring t' fire nigher thee, I mun bring thee nigher to t' fire.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-Gould"I half suspect not," said he, in a low tone, and to hear which she was obliged to draw nigher to where he stood.
Barrington | Charles James LeverShove in the canoe nigher to the land, Uncas; this sand will take a stamp as easily as the butter of the Jarmans on the Mohawk.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for nigh
/ (naɪ) /
an archaic, poetic, or dialect word for near
Origin of nigh
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