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Webster 1913 Edition


Almost

Al′most

(a̤l′mōst)
,
adv.
[AS.
ealmæst
,
ælmæst
, quite the most, almost all;
eal
(OE.
al
) all +
m[GREEK]st
most.]
Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
Almost
thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
Acts xxvi. 28.
Almost never
,
hardly ever; scarcely ever.
–
Almost nothing
,
scarcely anything.

Webster 1828 Edition


Almost

ALMO'ST

,
adv.
[all and most.] Nearly; well nigh; for the greatest part.
Almost thou persuadest me to be a christian. Acts 26.