adverb (r)

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but(adv.all)

  Example:
  He nearly fainted.
  

  source: wordnet30
• in a close manner(adv.all)

  Example:
  The person most nearly concerned.
  

  Synonym:
  closely, intimately
  

  source: wordnet30
• In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.(adverb)

  source: webster1913