eenamost en · ADV
Etymology
Blend of e'en (“even”) + a'most (“almost”).
Meanings
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(dialectal) almost, nearly.
I swanny if I ever felt so in my life ! I was so anxious about that long letter that I sent to them to get printed for you, that I was dreadful loth to go in, and eenamost made up my mind to turn about and make tracks for the sloop agin !
1843, Ann Sophia Stephens, High Life in New York, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more eenamost | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most eenamost | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |