nigh to midnight

"It was nigh to midnight and it had set into rain when he woke us."  As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner

here

"The Lord has kept it there, you mean,"  Uncle Billy says, "I dont know ere a man that's touched hammer to it in twenty-five years."  William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying

misdoubtful

"It was nigh to midnight and it had set into rain when he woke us. It had been a misdoubtful night." William Faulkner