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.