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wellnigh

adverb as in just about

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Example Sentences

Michael, for sudden joy and excitement, was wellnigh thrown from his equilibrium.

These characteristics are wellnigh indescribable, but they are all included in the terms "soldier and gentleman."

It is wellnigh impossible to confine it within proper limits.

Such things brought me to the verge of desperation, and wellnigh caused me to put an end to my life.

There is a wellnigh infinite number of influences to deflect us from the safe and certain course.

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On this page you'll find 118 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wellnigh, such as: approximately, basically, essentially, morally, nearly, and virtually.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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