nigh
adverb
[ nʌɪ ]
• almost.
• "a car weighing nigh on two tons"
Similar:
well-nigh,
almost,
nearly,
just about,
more or less,
practically,
virtually,
all but,
as good as,
next to,
close to,
near,
to all intents and purposes,
approaching,
bordering on,
verging on,
nearing,
about,
roughly,
approximately,
not quite,
pretty nearly,
pretty much,
pretty well,
• at or to a short distance away.
• "they drew nigh unto the city"
nigh
preposition
• at or to a short distance away from (a place).
• "she wanders but seems to remain nigh the sea"
nigh
adjective
• located a short distance away.
• "the end is nigh"
Origin:
Old English nēh, nēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch na, German nah . Compare with near.
