a'most

adverb

Almost.

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Meanings

adverba'most (not comparable)
  1. dialectalnonstandardnot comparableAlmost.

    There’s the Billetts and the Drenkhards and the Greys and the St. Quintins and the Hardys and the Goulds, who used to own the lands for miles down this valley; you could buy ’em all up now for an old song a’most.

    1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC
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APA

a'most. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a'most

MLA

“a'most.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a'most. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a'most,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a'most.

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