nay

nay · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    (archaic or formal) No; a negative response or vote.

  2. 2.

    (literary) Or rather; used to introduce a more accurate or emphatic expression.

Related words

Antonyms: yea, yes
See also: no, vote, yea
Synonyms: never, no

Etymology

From Old Norse nei ("no"), related to Old English na ("never, no").