damn near

: to condemn to a punishment or fate

: to condemn vigorously and often irascibly for some real or fancied fault or defect

: to condemn as a failure by public criticism

: the utterance of the word damn as a curse

: a minimum amount or degree (as of care or consideration) : the least bit

: damned

: at, within, or to a short distance or time

: almost, nearly

: in a close or intimate manner : closely

: close to

: not far distant in time, place, or degree

: almost happening : narrowly missed or avoided

: nearly not happening

: approach