Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Nearly \Near"ly\, adv.
   In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.

Source : WordNet®

nearly
     adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
            accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
            `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
            `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby
            was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're
            almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he
            nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the
            recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the
            parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by
            the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just
            about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually},
             {well-nigh}]
     2: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately
        connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: {closely},
         {intimately}]