nary

nary

See also: n-ary

English

Alternative forms

• narry

Etymology

Variant form of ne'er a.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛəɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

Adjective

nary (not comparable)

1. Not, never.
   • 1923, Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines

     And all about the room, candles gleaming in branched sconces. Nary one glare of electric light.

   • 2010, Frank Stallone, Stewart Lane‎, page 63:

     I been doin' this chore for nary twenty years since your Pa died

   • 2014, Lori Gertz, When Mama Can't Kiss it Better, A journey of love, loss and acceptance‎:

     Then, it took her nary ten minutes to diagnose me with adrenal fatigue

   • 2018, Antero Pietila, The Ghosts of Johns Hopkins: The Life and Legacy that Shaped an American City‎:

     Nary three weeks before, on December 12, Officer Cherylann Young steered a marked Miami-Dade County police cruiser toward the perimeter of MIA, the international airport.

Derived terms

• nary a

Translations

Translations

German: kein (de)

Spanish: ninguno (es)

References

• nary at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• N-ray, NYRA, Ryan, yarn