nay

nay  (n)

adv.

1. No: All but four Democrats voted nay.

2. And moreover: He was ill-favored, nay, hideous.

n.

1. A denial or refusal.

2. A negative vote or voter.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse nei : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + ei, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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nay

interj

Old-fashioned no

Noun

a person who votes against a motion

Adverb

used for emphasis: I want, nay, need to know [Old Norse nei]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nay - a negative; "the nays have it" negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" yea - an affirmative; "The yeas have it"
Adv.	1.	nay - not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"