nary
/ˈnɛːri
/adjective
Informal or dialect form of not. there was nary a murmur or complaint...
- 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.
- If this band takes its name from any story, it's clearly this one, and yet, the band makes nary a mention of it.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from the phrase ne'er a.
Rhymes
- pocket expenses
- pocket-filled
- pocket flap
- pocketful
- pocket gopher
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket hole
- pocket-hoop
- pocket hunter
- pocketknife
- pocketless
- pocket-like
- pocket money
- pocket mouse
- pocket net
- pocket pager
- pocket paging
- pocket park
- pocket passer
- pocket peddler
- pocket pet
- pocket-picker
- catalyze
- catamaran
- Catamarca