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Definition of nary in English: naryadjective ˈnɛːriˈnɛri dialect, informal there was nary a murmur or complaint non-standard form of not Example sentencesExamples - By the time the film was about to begin, nary a chair was left unoccupied.
- It took nary a second longer to decide that Steve was actually using a coping mechanism for what most called a life.
- Finally, with nary an extra to be found, not even a trailer, this disc is the very definition of bare bones.
- If this band takes its name from any story, it's clearly this one, and yet, the band makes nary a mention of it.
- There's nary a nipple in site, which suggests that the marketing people knew they had to sell the sizzle instead of the steak.
Origin Mid 18th century: from the phrase ne'er a. Rhymes airy, Azeri, canary, carabinieri, Carey, Cary, chary, clary, contrary, dairy, Dari, faerie, glairy, glary, Guarneri, hairy, lairy, miserere, Nyerere, prairie, Salieri, scary, Tipperary, vary, wary Definition of nary in US English: naryadjectiveˈnɛriˈnerē dialect, informal nary a murmur or complaint nonstandard form of not Example sentencesExamples - If this band takes its name from any story, it's clearly this one, and yet, the band makes nary a mention of it.
- By the time the film was about to begin, nary a chair was left unoccupied.
- It took nary a second longer to decide that Steve was actually using a coping mechanism for what most called a life.
- Finally, with nary an extra to be found, not even a trailer, this disc is the very definition of bare bones.
- There's nary a nipple in site, which suggests that the marketing people knew they had to sell the sizzle instead of the steak.
Origin Mid 18th century: from the phrase ne'er a. |