Al"most (#), adv. [AS. ealmaest, aelmaest, 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 never, scarcely ever. -- Almost nothing, scarcely anything.

 

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