well nigh

See also: wellnigh and well-nigh

English

Adverb

well nigh (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of well-nigh.
   • 1816, [Walter Scott], chapter III, in The Antiquary. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 70:

     The household cock had given his first summons, and the night was well nigh spent.