nigh

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

     adj 1: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one
            on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or
            nigh side" [syn: near(a), nigh(a)]
     2: near in space or time
     adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day
            drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until
            they come near"; "getting near to the true
            explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end
            draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't
            get too close to the fire" [syn: near, close]
     2: (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,
        nearly, near, virtually, well-nigh]