well-nigh
- r (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
the recording is well-nigh perfect
- Thus faced with a well-nigh desperate situation, Belgian royalty bethought itself of royal nieces.
- Hence last week's dispatch from Porto Alegre, Brazil was well-nigh incredible: one Espinosa Nunez de Antunes of Bacacay had been delivered of eight daughters, two sons.
- Now clearly, the chances of naturally conceiving eight children at once are well-nigh impossible.