Nigh a. [Compar. Nigher superl. Nighest, or Next ]
  1. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
     The loud tumult shows the battle nigh.   --Prior.
  2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate. “Nigh kinsmen.”
     Ye . . . are made nigh by the blood of Christ.   --Eph. ii. 13.
  Syn: -- Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.
  nigher
       adv : (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter
             distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer";
             "getting nearer to the true explanation" [syn: nearer,
              closer]