Nigh and Very

Nigh

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

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

Very

Very adverb - To a great degree.

Nigh and very are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nigh" instead an adverb "Very".

Mutual synonyms

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