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well-nigh
\well"-nigh`\ (?), adv. almost; nearly.
well-nigh
adv : (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "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"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "i was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees") [syn: about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually]





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Well-nigh
(adv.)
Almost; nearly.
  

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Adverb
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "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"
(synonym) about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually


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लगभग
[ lagabhaga || lagabhag ]
(ADV)
well-nigh
(icl>how)

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well-nigh /'welnai/
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