nary
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈnɛə.ɹi/ / /ˈnɛɚ.i/ / /ˈnɛɹ.i/
adj
Etymology: Univerbation of ne'er + a.
- Not any.
“We'uns wuz willin't fout fur ole Tennessee, but for nary other State. When he started out o' Tennessee we'uns jest concluded t' strike out and leave him.”
“I'm cheered you liked [“The Partridge Festival”] but I must have it back as I have nary other copy. If you really want to read somebody, read Proust for pity's sake.”
adv
Etymology: Univerbation of ne'er + a.
- Not, never.
“And all about the room, candles gleaming in branched sconces. Nary one glare of electric light.”
“Every day, uncomplaining, this ten-ounce muscle contracts 100 thousand times nary “missing a beat.” Over a lifetime of faithful service, these two self-lubricating, self-regulating, high-capacity pumps beat two and one-half billion times […]”