Nigh
Nigh adverb - At, within, or to a short distance or time.
Really
Really adverb - In actual fact.
Both words in one sentence
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Something can be truly unique, really unique, nearly unique, nigh-unto unique, but it can never be very or quitenote In the American sense of "quite", meaning "very." To the British, "quite" means almost.
Source: Rouge Angles of Satin -
In Fallout: New Vegas, the sawed-off shotgun has extremely high spread, making it nigh-useless at a distance but capable of significant damage at close range, and it only really comes into its own with the Dead Money DLC and the perk it adds that lets you knock enemies over with shotgun blasts.
Source: Short-Range Shotgun - It's a good thing she's up against Anti-Magic users and nigh-incomprehensible gods, or the story would be over really quick.
Source: Fiery Redhead / Anime and Manga
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