Mostly and Nigh

Mostly

Mostly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: the weather this month has been mostly mild

Nigh and mostly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nigh" instead an adverb "Mostly".

Nearby Word: most

Nigh

Nigh adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: he has nigh completed his degree

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

Both words in one sentence

  • Dual Boss Played mostly for fanservice, as Wesker proves to be nigh unkillable and killing Jill results in an instant game over.
    Source: Dual Boss
  • Franchise / Digimon Mostly this trope gets play in the interactions between major groups of nigh mythic Digimon.
  • Fast forward 3000 years and several nigh-apocalyptic wars and Traveling and Balefire are both mostly forgotten skills.
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