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.
nighest
adj : (superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near [syn: nearest]
adv : (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest
distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"
[syn: nearest, closest]