1. [US and Canadian informal or dialect] almost
2. Although considered by some to be unacceptable in all cases, most is often used to mean "almost" in both spoken and, to a lesser extent, written English to modify the adjectives all, every, and any; the pronouns all, everyone, everything, everybody, anyone, anything, and anybody; and the adverbs everywhere, anywhere, and always. Other uses of this sense of most are dialectal.
3. [AmE informal] almost
- most every town in this state.
- we'll be crossing the river most any time now.
- Most everyone agrees.
- You can use most any measure when you're speaking of success.
...... Collins; https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most; LDOCE; American Heritage; ...
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