nary

Definition

Not, never.

Etymology

Univerbation of ne'er + a.

Example Sentences

• "And all about the room, candles gleaming in branched sconces. Nary one glare of electric light."
• "Every day, uncomplaining, this ten-ounce muscle contracts 100 thousand times nary “missing a beat.” Over a lifetime of faithful service, these two self-lubricating, self-regulating, high-capacity pumps beat two and one-half billion times […]"
• "Then, it took her nary ten minutes to diagnose me with adrenal fatigue"