Wiktionary
would have liked to
adv. (context Southern US English) nearly; almost
Usage examples of "would have liked to".
Temu Jin would have liked to say it was the worst thing he'd ever seen, but that would've been a lie.
I was hungry and I would have liked to order room service, but I was afraid Boo would be discovered.
There is very little I will not stoop to if it will benefit me, but the bottom line was that--at that moment--Sharee was simply a helpless female, and I could not bring myself to take joy or cruel mirth from that situation, no matter how much I would have liked to.
She was likely visiting family or friends, but he would have liked to have known exactly where.
Temu Jin would have liked to say it was the worst thing he'd ever seen, but that would have been a lie.