well-nigh

well-nigh
    adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
           accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done";
           "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded";
           "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down";
           "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the
           recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the
           parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by
           the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {almost},
           {most}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-
           nigh}]
    

Well-nigh \Well"-nigh`\, adv.
   Almost; nearly. --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]