Almost never

Almost never
Almost Al"most ([add]l"m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster]

Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts xxvi. 28. [1913 Webster]

{Almost never}, hardly ever; scarcely ever.

{Almost nothing}, scarcely anything. [1913 Webster]


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