well-nigh

See also: well nigh

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈwɛɫnaɪ]

Adverb

well-nigh (not comparable)

almost, very nearly
- 1910, Erwin Rosen, In the Legion‎, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2012:
  There was only one objection to the fulfilment of this wish: the regimental coffers were wellnigh empty.

Translations

almost

French: quasiment (fr)
German: beinahe (de), nahezu (de)
Polish: prawie (pl)

Scots: maistlins
Spanish: casi (es)

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