The phrase "nearly correct" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is almost accurate or correct, but not completely so. Example: "The student's answer was nearly correct, but they forgot to include the last step in their calculation."
The latter view is probably more nearly correct, especially in violently fluctuating and unpredictable environments.
In 1733 a more nearly correct translation by William Oldisworth appeared under the title The Accomplished Senator.
In "Matters of Emphasis" (column, April 29), Paul Krugman makes the case that the Bush administration took us into war, even though it knew that its stated reasons were not nearly correct.
And what are you doing about it?" And the "99 percent" slogan is not only all-embracing but nearly correct: the system is working for far more than one percent of us, of course, but how much more?
Each of these diagrams represented key features expected in a phylogenetic tree and correct or nearly correct relationships among the organisms.
My friend Alan Boyle, who wrote up the launch for GeekWire, said he had a bad feeling from the start — which was nearly correct.
On the other hand, we measured a large positive change in Lpl and Fabp3 gene expression in response to locomotor training, with expression levels nearly corrected (92% of control levels) by day 14.
And Tiger's tap-in on the ninth hole was deemed less important than a Bobby Clampett birdie try! NBC's priorities were nearly always correct.
He always believes he can find the far corner from that angle and was nearly proved correct again, with his effort coming off the underarm of the sprawling Ricardo and going narrowly wide.
Evidence: reasoning I disagree because your answers to the last two exercises were nearly all correct, and these were difficult questions.
Ryan's championship claims were nearly proven correct as the Jets opened the season with the best record in the NFL at 9 2.
