nigh
adj 1: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one
on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or
nigh side" [syn: {near(a)}, {nigh(a)}]
2: near in space or time
adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day
drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until
they come near"; "getting near to the true
explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end
draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't
get too close to the fire" [syn: {near}, {close}]
2: (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")
[syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but},
{nearly}, {near}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]