nary

[ nair-ee ]

adjectiveOlder Use.
  1. not any; no; never a: nary a sound.

Origin of nary

1
First recorded in 1740–50; variant of ne'er a never a

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British Dictionary definitions for nary

nary

/ (ˈnɛərɪ) /


adverb
  1. dialect not; never: nary a man was left

Origin of nary

1
C19: variant of ne'er a never a

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