1Near or close at hand; nearby. 2Almost, nearly.

What does nigh at hand mean?

1 : near at hand : close by living nigh-hand to where the new house was to be built— A. H. Bullen. 2 : nearly, almost wasn't it enough for you to nigh-hand kill one o' my horses— Samuel Lover.

How do you use nigh?

nigh Add to list Share. Nigh is an old-fashioned word that can be used as an adjective or adverb to mean near or nearly. Something that is nigh impossible — like knitting a sweater in one night — will be very difficult to accomplish.