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† Wellmost. World English Historical Dictionary

† Wellmost. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. † Wellmost adv. Obs. Also 6–7 welmost(e. [Formed after ALMOST, by substitution of well for all. See WELL adv. 18.] Almost, well-nigh.

1 1550.  Crowley, Epigr., 166. There are pore people, welmoste innumerable, That are dryuen to begge. Ibid., 324. They had boeth sore legges,… Al rawe from the fote welmost to the knee.

2 1556.  T. Hoby, trans. Castiglione’s Courtyer, Transl. Epist. A ij b. In this point … Englishmen are much inferiour to well most all other Nations.

3 1619.  W. Sclater, Exp. 1 Thess., To Rdr. Which hath made me welmost a meere Peripateticke in my studies.

4 1622.  R. Harris, Sermon, To Rdr. Our vnthankfulnes and vnfruitfulnes hath welmost vndone vs. Ibid. (1626), Hezekiah’s Recov. (1630), 30. It [sickness] turnes him well-most into an Image.

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