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nary

[ nair-ee ]

adjective

Older Use.
  1. not any; no; never a:

    nary a sound.



nary

/ ˈɛəɪ /

adverb

  1. dialect.
    not; never

    nary a man was left

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nary1

First recorded in 1740–50; variant of ne'er a never a
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nary1

C19: variant of ne'er a never a
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Example Sentences

Follow award-winning food writer Andrews and chef-proprietor Clark as they start at the latter’s Dad’s Luncheonette in Half Moon Bay and wind up in Ventura County, missing nary a delicious stop along the way.

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They waved Mexican flags and Salvadoran and Venezuelan ones, with nary an Old Glory in sight.

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Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.

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The reporters were seated on the main stage and understood nary a word of his speech, although the Wall Street Journal guy faked it by writing stuff down.

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“I haven’t even watched the trailer because I’m so upset that nary a self-tape request has come through the f— door,” she says.

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