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Discover Ludwig"well nigh" is correct and usable in written English
It is an archaic expression meaning nearly, almost, or close to. Example sentence: His success was well nigh certain, he had done everything necessary to ensure success.
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well nigh
adverb
Alternative spelling of well-nigh
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It was well nigh impossible.
It's a well nigh impossible job.
Salt-free cornflakes, for instance, would be well nigh inedible.
They have rendered his position well nigh untenable.
The Sixth and Seventh, however, were well nigh faultless.
Also, the cargo trunk is well nigh unusable.
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A Lent will well-nigh starve ye".
The result was well-nigh perfect.
Fischer's powers of invention are well-nigh heroic.
The second is that it is well-nigh interminable.
But no one has achieved Oprah's well-nigh superhuman status.
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