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well-nigh ADV

the problem is well-nigh insoluble

пробле́ма почти́ неразреши́ма

Usage examples with nigh

the problem is well-nigh insoluble

пробле́ма почти́ неразреши́ма

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At the ringing of the curfew, and no earthly help is nigh. en.wikipedia.org

He writes like a dream and his thriller style is nigh on flawless. en.wikipedia.org

It is said that this image goes about at nigh to visit people in their dreams and to check the crops of the community. en.wikipedia.org

Piety must be founded on the virtue of humility, without which the former would be nigh, impossible to achieve. en.wikipedia.org

They have come nigh unto a suffering man on the outside. en.wikipedia.org

The island is uninhabited due to its small size and tall cliffs flanking it, making it nigh on impossible for boats to land there. en.wikipedia.org

It also signalled that the time was nigh for the knights of the kingdom to pursue a quest. en.wikipedia.org

Aggressive and violent, he was described as being nigh insane when angered. en.wikipedia.org

It is also (in principle) possible to hand edit a recursive ascent parser, whereas a tabular implementation is nigh unreadable to the average human. en.wikipedia.org

It is an end result which is achieved by a collective vision, detailed planning and organisation and nigh on perfect execution. en.wikipedia.org

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