I. (ˈ)ȯl|mōst, -ȯ(u̇)|m- also ˈ ̷ ̷_məst adverb
Etymology: Middle English almost, almest, from Old English almǣst, ealmǣst, from al-, eal- all (akin to Old English eall ) + mǣst most — more at all , most
1.
a. : close to the total of
almost all the warriors were heathens
: with few exceptions
almost every man
b. : by far the greater part of
almost the entire book
: excepting only a small or minor section
fire destroyed almost the whole town
2.
a. : not actually but very close to being : not really but deceptively near
a cry almost human
b. : what would amount to being
he was after all almost a failure
: what would essentially approximate
he paid almost nothing for it
3. : more than just approximately
almost identical plans of attack
: lacking by very little in being exactly
almost half of the money
: all but absolutely or utterly
almost unique
II. adjective
: very close to being a
an almost bullseye
: nearly a
an almost failure
: near