Deeper Dive: almost
almost adverb [AS. ealmæst, ælmæst, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + mst most.]
Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28.Almost neverhardly ever; scarcely ever.Almost nothingscarcely anything.
-- Webster's unabridged 1913
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