ALMOST
ADJECTIVES
► WITHIN COOEE ► WITHIN COOEY almost; quite close → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
ADVERBS
► AMOST almost → 1758 Amer. dial.
► ANEWST almost, nearly → 1790 Eng. dial.
► ANIGHST almost, nearly → 1882 Eng. dial.
► EENAMOST ► EENY MOST ► ENYMOST almost, nearly → 1781 Amer. dial.
► FAIRLEENS almost, very nearly, not quite → 1896 Sc.
► FECKLY almost; for the most part, mostly → 1774 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► GAIN almost, nearly → 1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GAINISH almost, nearly → 1890 Eng. dial.
► HALF almost, nearly → M19 sl.
► HALF-NEAR almost, nearly → 1968 Amer. dial.
► INJIST almost, very nearly → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JUST NEEN almost, nearly → 1865 Eng. dial.
► MIGHT NIGH almost, very nearly → 1944 Amer. dial.
► NARLINS ► NERLINS ► NEARLINGS almost, nearly → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NATURAL almost, very nearly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NEAR-ABOUT almost, nearly → 1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NEAR-AWAYS almost, nearly → 1884 N. Ireland
► NEAR BY almost, nearly → 1815 Sc.
► NEAR HAND almost, nearly → 1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NEAR HANDS almost → 1460 obs.
► NEARMOST almost, nearly → 1884 N. Ireland
► NEARST almost; nearly → 1896 Eng. dial.
► NEWST almost, pretty much → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NIGHABOUT almost, nearly → 1857 Amer. dial.
► NIGHLY almost, nearly → 1843 Amer. dial.
► NIGH ONTO almost, nearly → 1843 Amer. dial.
► NIGH UPON almost, nearly → 1871 Amer. dial.
► NIGHWHAT almost, nearly → 1300 obs.
► ONMOST almost → 1849 Eng. dial.
► PERT NIGH nearly, almost → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► PLUMB NEAR almost, nearly → 1965 Amer. dial.
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