From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nigh \Nigh\ (n[imac]), a. [Compar. {Nigher} (n[imac]"[~e]r);
superl. {Nighest}, or {Next} (n[e^]kst).] [OE. nigh, neigh,
neih, AS. ne['a]h, n[=e]h; akin to D. na, adv., OS. n[=a]h,
a., OHG. n[=a]h, G. nah, a., nach to, after, Icel. n[=a] (in
comp.) nigh, Goth. n[=e]hw, n[=e]hwa, adv., nigh. Cf. {Near},
{Neighbor}, {Next}.]
1. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
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The loud tumult shows the battle nigh. --Prior.
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2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.;
closely allied; intimate. "Nigh kinsmen." --Knolles.
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Ye . . . are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
--Eph. ii. 13.
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Syn: Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nighest
adv 1: (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest
distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"
[syn: {nearest}, {nighest}, {closest}]
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