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nary

[nair-ee]

adjective

Older Use.
  1. not any; no; never a.

    nary a sound.



nary

/ ˈɛəɪ /

adverb

  1. dialectnot; never

    nary a man was left

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nary1

First recorded in 1740–50; variant of ne'er a never a
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nary1

C19: variant of ne'er a never a
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A silver Cuban link chain draped her neck, fuzzy slippers hugged her feet, her makeup precisely applied and nary a hair out of place — the embodiment of smooth.

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Some pestos throughout Italy also lean more toward a romesco-style sauce, using tomatoes or roasted peppers with nary a green in sight.

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Follow award-winning food writer Andrews and chef-proprietor Clark as they start at the latter’s Dad’s Luncheonette in Half Moon Bay and wind up in Ventura County, missing nary a delicious stop along the way.

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They waved Mexican flags and Salvadoran and Venezuelan ones, with nary an Old Glory in sight.

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Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.

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