naysay

[ ney-sey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, nay·said, nay·say·ing.

Origin of naysay¹

1765–75; nay + say ¹, or by back formation from naysayer

He said: Thou art as welcome as the very spring, my child; and if thou have a mind to abide here, who shall naysay thee?

"I won't naysay it, grandad," I answered, seeking to humour him.

So she put her hand on his bridle to lead him, and he followed without naysay, and the others after him.

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