'Nearly' definitions:
Definition of 'nearly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
(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]
adverb
In a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: closely, intimately, nearly]
Definition of 'Nearly'
From: GCIDE
- Nearly \Near"ly\, adv. In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost; as, he nearly lost his life in the accident. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nearly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about,
- all but,
- all in all,
- almost,
- almost entirely,
- approaching,
- approximately,
- around,
- as good as,
- barely,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- circa,
- close,
- close to,
- closely,
- effectually,
- essentially,
- exactly,
- hardly,
- identically,
- in,
- in effect,
- in essence,
- in the main,
- just about,
- mainly,
- more or less,
- most,
- mostly,
- much,
- narrowly,
- near,
- nearabout,
- nearing,
- nigh,
- nighhand,
- not quite,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- only just,
- plus ou moins,
- practically,
- precisely,
- pretty near,
- roughly,
- round,
- roundly,
- rudely,
- say,
- scarcely,
- some,
- somewhere,
- substantially,
- virtually,
- well-nigh