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Meaning of NEARLY

Pronunciation:  'neerlee

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 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "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"
  2. [adv]  in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
 
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 Synonyms: about, all but, almost, closely, intimately, just about, most, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Near"ly\, adv.
In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.
 
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 Related Terms: about, all but, all in all, almost, almost entirely, approaching, approximately, around, as good as, barely, by and large, chiefly, circa, close, close to, closely, effectually, essentially, exactly, hardly, identically, in, in effect, in essence, in the main, just about, mainly, more or less, most, mostly, much, narrowly, near, nearabout, nearing, nigh, nighhand, not quite, on balance, on the whole, only just, plus ou moins, practically, precisely, pretty near, roughly, round, roundly, rudely, say, scarcely, some, somewhere, substantially, virtually, well-nigh
 

 

 

 

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