NEARLY
ADVERBS
► ANEAR nearly → 19C Eng. dial.
► ANEARLY nearly → 19C Eng. dial.
► ANEWST of manner or degree: nearly, approximately, about → 1691 Eng. dial.
► ANIGHST nearly, almost → 1882 Eng. dial.
► ARGH insufficiently; not fully or enough; nearly, approaching to → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► DIN-A-LITTLE within a little, nearly → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EENAMOST almost, nearly → 1781 Amer. dial.
► EENY MOST almost, nearly → 1946 Amer. dial.
► ENYMOST almost, nearly → 1834 Amer. dial.
► FAIRLEENS almost, very nearly, not quite → 1896 Sc.
► FAST very nearly → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GAIN nearly, almost; pretty, tolerably; very, quite → 1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GAINISH near to, nearly, almost → 1890 Eng. dial.
► HAFFLINS ► HALFLINS ► HALLENS ► HAVLINS ► HOAFLINS half, partially; nearly → 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► HALF nearly, almost → M19 sl.
► HALF-NEAR nearly, almost → 1968 Amer. dial.
► INJIST almost, very nearly → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JUST NEEN almost, nearly → 1865 Eng. dial.
► MIGHT NIGH very nearly, almost → 1944 Amer. dial.
► MUCH-WHAT pretty nearly, more than somewhat → 1899 Amer. dial.
► NARLINS nearly, almost → 1790 Eng. dial.
► NATHELY nearly → 1873 Eng. dial.
► NATURAL very nearly; almost → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NEAR-ABOUT nearly, almost → 1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NEAR-AWAYS nearly, almost → 1884 N. Ireland
► NEAR BY nearly, almost → 1815 Sc.
► NEAR HAND nearly, almost → a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NEARLINGS ► NERLINS nearly, almost → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NEARST almost; nearly → 1896 Eng. dial.
► NEWST nearly, almost, pretty much → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NIGHABOUT nearly, almost → 1857 Amer. dial.
► NIGHLY nearly, almost → 1843 Amer. dial.
► NIGH ONTO nearly, almost → 1843 Amer. dial.
► NIGH UPON nearly, almost → 1871 Amer. dial.
► NIGHWHAT almost, nearly → c1290 obs.
► PERT NIGH nearly, almost → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► PLUMB NEAR almost, nearly → 1965 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► MISS MASS BUT HIT THE GATHERING to nearly do something → 1905 N. Ireland (Bk.)
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