Almost \Al"most\, adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)