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Monday, July 8, 2013

Nigh

Word: Nigh
Part of Speech: Adjective (and adverb).
Definition: Near, almost, or direct.
Synonyms: Close.
Antonyms: Far.
Sentences:

  • The end is nigh.
  • It had been nigh onto forty minutes before the girl finally appeared on the path. Clearly she had not taken the nighest route to her grandmother's house.
  • “By these and many histories more, it is most evident, that the more nigh salvation and deliverance approach, the more vehement is temptation and trouble.”

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