well-nigh
Americanadverb
adverb
Related Words
See almost.
Etymology
Origin of well-nigh
before 1150; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
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Well-nigh revolutionary in a year where the acceptance of gay marriage made its greatest poll gains in history?
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2012
Well-nigh incalculable power over our economy." says a McClellan committee report, "is wielded by this union .
From Time Magazine Archive
The Stygian deeps are past Well-nigh; the light dawns fast.
From Poems by Hensley, Sophia Margaret
Well-nigh ten minutes elapsed before Mateo opened his mouth.
From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by M?rim?e, Prosper
Shallow was the castle's moat then, Well-nigh dry, and 'mid the rushes Glisten many swords and spear-heads.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
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