NAY

/neΙͺ/
6
Scrabble
6
WWF
N(1) A(1) Y(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

/neΙͺ/
noun
  1. A vote against.
    “I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.”
  2. A person who voted against.
    “The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.”
  3. A denial; a refusal. https//books.google.com/books?id=uysQzJy9IwMC&pg=PA818&dq=%22word+nay+a+denial+refusal%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij_5CHi-3cAhWJ2FMKHWjCDdMQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22word%20nay%20a%20denial%20refusal%22&f=false
verb
  1. To refuse.
adjective
  1. Nary.
adverb
  1. No.
  2. Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
  3. Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).
    “His face was dirty, nay, filthy.”
interjection
  1. No.

Source: Wiktionary

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