Al"most (&?;), adv. [AS. ealmæst, ælmæst, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m&?;st most.]
Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
Acts xxvi.
28.
Almost never, scarcely ever. -- Almost nothing, scarcely anything.