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单词 nary
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Definition of nary in English:

nary

adjective ˈnɛːriˈnɛri
dialect, informal
  • there was nary a murmur or complaint

    没有牢骚怨言。

    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:

nary

adjectiveˈnɛriˈnerē
dialect, informal
  • nary a murmur or complaint

    没有牢骚怨言。

    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.

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