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Meanings of pretty nigh in English

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Usage of pretty nigh in English
1
The girl spent the night there, and she was pretty nigh broken-hearted.
The Village by the River
2
Belonged to the Rangers, but they are pretty nigh all gone now.
Under the Storm
3
One Deborah Davis, a deaf woman, and pretty nigh a dumb one.
Love and Life: An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume
4
I read it once, and it made me pretty nigh sick.
The Secret Power
5
But I have pretty nigh reached the limit of my patience.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
6
That way the flour would last us pretty nigh two months.
True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence
7
He has pretty nigh all the Liverpool docks under him now.
The Claverings
8
Once I was fetched back and flogged, and pretty nigh starved.
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
9
On the mainmast, and pretty nigh drowned we were before we got there.
By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
10
It looks to me as tho I were standing here pretty nigh single-handed.
The Rainy Day Railroad War
11
We pretty nigh live on them, when we are on the fishing grounds.
For Name and Fame; Or, Through Afghan Passes
12
You are pretty nigh as dark as them copper-colored niggers here.
For Name and Fame; Or, Through Afghan Passes
13
We could do very well with pretty nigh all of 'em.'
Fated to Be Free: A Novel
14
I suppose that makes Mr. Latisan pretty nigh indispensable, doesn't it?
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
15
The post-boy says the 'osses is pretty nigh done up; but by the time-
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
16
When she comes in fresh she gives pretty nigh onto four gallons a milking.
The Rangeland Avenger
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