Definition of Nearly

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Definition of Nearly
	Nearly In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost. Related Definitions: Almost, Closely, In, Intimately, Manner, Near, Not

Nearly Quotations

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.
Thomas Jefferson

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
Mark Twain

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
Mohandas Gandhi

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
Voltaire

Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing.
Lance Armstrong

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.
Thomas A. Edison

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction.
George Orwell

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.
Bear Bryant

Nearly Translations

nearly in Afrikaans is amper, byna
nearly in Dutch is schier, bijkans, haast, bijna
nearly in Finnish is melkein
nearly in French is quasiment
nearly in German is beinahe, fast, beinahe, nahezu
nearly in Italian is quasi
nearly in Latin is prope, paene; pene
nearly in Norwegian is nesten
nearly in Portuguese is quase
nearly in Spanish is casi

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