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nearly

Letters that make nearly

a, e, l, n, r, y are letters that make 'nearly'

Words within nearly

ear, earl, ar, Ea, near, early, AR, NE, Ar, Ne are words within 'nearly'

nearly is a 6 letter word starting with n
nearly is a 6 letter word ending with y

2 possible definitions for 'nearly'

Nearly as "in a close manner"

Under this definition, nearly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

intimately, closely have the same meaning as 'nearly'

Pertain to nearly

close pertains to 'nearly'.

Example of nearly used within this context

"the two phenomena are intimately connected", "the person most nearly concerned"

Nearly as "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished, all but"

Under this definition, nearly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

well-nigh, about, near, nigh, almost, most, virtually have the same meaning as 'nearly'

Example of nearly used within this context

"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"