The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Almost \Al"most\ ([add]l"m[=o]st), 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.
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         Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts
                                                  xxvi. 28.
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   Almost never, hardly ever; scarcely ever.

   Almost nothing, scarcely anything.
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