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Defenition of the word nearly

    • Defenition of the word nearly

      • All, but not quite; slightly short of ; close to entirely.
      • In an intimate manner.
      • (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")
      • in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
      • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
      • in a close manner

    Synonyms for the word nearly

      • about
      • all but
      • almost
      • closely
      • intimately
      • just about
      • most
      • near
      • nigh
      • not quite
      • practically
      • virtually
      • well-nigh

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