nay

[ney]
adverb
1.
and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
2.
Archaic. no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal).
noun
3.
a denial or refusal.
4.
a negative vote or voter.

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English nai, nei < Old Norse nei no, contraction of ne not + ei ever; see na, ay1

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nay (neɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
sentence substitute
1.  archaic, dialect chiefly, or an archaic or dialect (except in voting by voice) word for no
 
n
2.  a.  a person who votes in the negative
 b.  a negative vote
 
adv
3.  archaic (sentence modifier) an emphatic form of no
 
[C12: from Old Norse nei, from ne not + ei ever, ay1]

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Word Origin & History

nay
word of negation, c.1175, from O.N. nei, compound of ne "not" (see un-) + ei "ever." Nay-say "refusal" is from 1631.
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Slang Dictionary

nay definition


  1. mod.
    ugly; unfavorable. (From nasty.) : What a nay thing to say.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Nay, much more those members of the body which seem to be more feeble.
Equipment breakdowns kept preventing me from making nay progress anyway.
No representatives of politically-motivated nay-saying groups.
Every striation is visible, nay gleaming, oiled and under the lights.
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