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adverb

Nigh adv.

In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near. "He was sick, nigh unto death." "He drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright, Ere he drew nigh, his radiant visage turned."

Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.

preposition

Nigh prep. Near to; not remote or distant from. "was not this nigh shore?"

verb

Nigh v. t. & v. i. To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. (Obs.)

adjective

Nigh adj. (compar. nigher; superl. nighest, or next)

Not distant or remote in place or time; near. "The loud tumult shows the battle nigh."

Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate. "Nigh kinsmen." "Ye... are made nigh by the blood of Christ."

Synonyms: Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.

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"Nigh" Quotes from Famous Books

... me therefore when—and immediately upon two ugly blows that had well-nigh shaken the lock from its fastenings—the shouting suddenly subsided into a confused hubbub of voices, followed by a clang and rattle of arms upon the cobblestones. This last sound appeared to hush the others into silence. I stood listening, with my hip pressed ...

— Sir John Constantine • Prosper Paleologus Constantine

... he fell asleep, exhausted with the strong excitement; and, in that hour when, sleep being "nigh unto the soul," visions are deemed prophetic, he dreamed. O blessed visionof the morning, stay! thou wert so fair! He stood again on the green sunny meadow, beneath the ruined towers; and she was by his side, with her pale, speaking countenance and holy eyes; and he kissed her fair ...

— Hyperion • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

... support of the workers and the voters. The action of organized labor will help in liberating and directing these 'moral forces'; but Labor cannot do it alone. There are others of these 'forces' that cannot be tapped or directed by Labor, and these must come into action. The time is drawing nigh ...

— American Cookery - November, 1921 • Various

... failing to realize that the person with a story and a song is everybody's friend, she misses an opportunity to win the friendship, admiration, and love of her pupils. The inexperienced teacher who is well-nigh distracted in her efforts to guide forty restless, disorderly pupils through the program of a day's work might charm half her troubles away by the magic of a simple story or by the music and imagery of a juvenile poem. Her story or poem would do more than remove the cause of disorder by giving ...

— Children's Literature - A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes • Charles Madison Curry

... the trains had been ordered to the rear before the battle began, so as to clear the way for the march of our troops, and to render impossible any interference by the enemy's cavalry. Our ammunition had been well-nigh exhausted in the battle at Franklin, as is shown by my telegram to General Thomas to send a million rounds to Brentwood, thinking he might want me to hold Hood there until he could get A. J. Smith's troops in position and supplied with ammunition. If I had needed any such warning, that given me ...

— Forty-Six Years in the Army • John M. Schofield

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