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What (who) is well-nigh - definition

AMERICAN POLITICIAN
George P. Nigh; George Patterson Nigh; Nigh, George
  • Nigh in 1972, during his time as Lieutenant Governor

well-nigh      
also well nigh
Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly.
Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
= practically
ADV: ADV adj
well-nigh      
ad.
Almost, nearly.
well-nigh      
¦ adverb chiefly literary almost.

Wikipedia

George Nigh

George Patterson Nigh (born June 9, 1927) is an American politician and civic leader from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Nigh served as the 17th and the 22nd governor of Oklahoma and as the eighth and tenth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. He was the first Oklahoma governor to be re-elected and the first to win all 77 counties in the state. Additionally, short term vacancies in the governor's office twice resulted in Nigh assuming gubernatorial duties while serving as lieutenant governor.

Following his service as governor, Nigh served on the board of directors of JCPenney and as president of the University of Central Oklahoma and as director and public relations advisor for International Bank of Commerce. Prior to his election to statewide office, he worked as a teacher and legislator. Since the death of John M. Patterson of Alabama in June 2021, Nigh has been the earliest-serving former governor in the United States.

Examples of use of well-nigh
1. Staying ahead of the game is well nigh impossible.
2. Not the least of the deputy‘s powers is that he or she is well–nigh unsackable.
3. As one of the received ideas of the west, it seems well–nigh impossible to eradicate.
4. Breyer took 30 pages to say "history and precedent‘‘ made the outcome "well nigh conclusive.‘‘ But Chief Justice John G.
5. I was laughing all the way through Harrow and well nigh hysterical by the time I reached Weald.