Likely to and Nigh

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Nigh and likely to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nigh" instead an adverb phrase "Likely to".

Nigh adverb - At, within, or to a short distance or time.

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Likely to and nigh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Likely to" instead an adverb "Nigh".

The Powers Of Harmony: Libra and his Echo Blair are classic heroic knights, but in an act of desperation against Nightmare Moon's undying army, broke taboo and used Lifeforce magic, which turns the user into a nigh-uncontrollable addict who's as likely to kill his own comrades as his enemies.

Source: Bad Powers, Good People
Knight Of Lolicon: In addition to the premise, at some point the writer must have just felt like throwing in obscure anime that only fellow otakus were likely to have seen, and made the fic nigh-unreadable to anyone who isn't familiar with Magical Girl and Shoujo series targeted towards young girls.

Source: Author Appeal
Given Clark's Nigh-Invulnerability, most battles ended as soon as he was able to track the Villain of the Week down, and he was more likely to be injured by the town's Kryptonite deposits than by one of them.

Source: Villainous Underdog

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