nearly

nearly (http://definr.com/nearly)

     adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
            accomplished; "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"; (`near' is used
            informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by
            the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in
            "most everybody agrees") [syn: about, just about,
            almost, most, all but, near, nigh, virtually,
             well-nigh]
     2: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately
        connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: closely,
         intimately]