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    well-nigh
    [ adv ]
    (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
    <adv.all>
    the job is (just) about donethe 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


    Well-nigh \Well"-nigh`\, adv.
    Almost; nearly. --Chaucer.

    1. 'It is the beginning of the process of rejuvenation,' he says at Saab's headquarters and assembly centre just outside the western city of Trollhatten. It is clear, however, that rejuvenation is well-nigh impossible unless the new model is a hit.
    2. For the three define their corporate centres in such different ways that comparisons are well-nigh impossible without the detailed activity-by-activity analysis for which consultants charge handsomely.
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