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well-nigh

Letters that make well-nigh

e, g, l, n, h, i, w are letters that make 'well-nigh'

Words within well-nigh

el, ell, well, EL, nigh, Ni, Ig are words within 'well-nigh'

well-nigh is a 9 letter word ending with h
well-nigh is a 9 letter word starting with w

1 possible definitions for 'well-nigh'

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

Under this definition, well-nigh is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

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

Example of well-nigh 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"