• (adv.) In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost. • (adv.) In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.
Nigh'ly adverb In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost. [ Obsolete] « A cube and a sphere . . . nighly of the same bigness.» Locke.