Direct and Nigh

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Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.

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Nigh and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nigh" instead an adjective "Direct".

Nigh adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.

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Direct and nigh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead an adjective "Nigh".

Manhattan's source of inspiration, Captain Atom, is also nigh invulnerable - at one point he survives a direct hit from a tactical nuclear warhead.

Source: Nigh Invulnerability / Comic Books
If you were anything not a direct combat soldier some of the challenges are nigh-impossible.

Source: Disappointing Last Level / Role-Playing Game
Nigh-Invulnerability: Pretty much nothing apart from a nuclear blast or direct sunlight could kill Cade.

Source: Literature / President's Vampire

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