du toutadv.
/d(j)uː ˈtuː/ Not at all; by no means.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adverb] > not > not at all
noughteOE
nothingOE
nonewaysc1225
not a dealc1250
nothing soa1393
no-gatea1400
no-gatesa1400
no waya1400
nowaysa1400
riff no raff?a1400
in (also on, by) no kins way(s) (or wise)c1400
nowisec1425
no whitc1520
none1533
never a dysec1540
vengeance1556
in no sort1561
none ofc1571
nil1581
none1651
nowhat1651
nohow1775
du tout1824
nowt1828
nix1862
nary1895
1824 T. Creevey Let. 23 Sept. in H. Maxwell Creevey Papers (1903) II. iii. 82 ‘Do you know what happened last night?’—‘Du tout,’ says I.
1904 H. O. Sturgis Belchamber vii. 91 ‘It is very good of you to take an interest.’.. ‘Oh, du tout,’ she said suavely.
1936 A. Christie ABC Murders ix. 70 ‘Mr. Poirot..[would] like to see it.’ ‘Du tout,’ said Poirot quickly. ‘You misunderstand me.’
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