Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Nay
nay, adv. [ON, ne + ei, not ever.]
- Assuredly; certainly; beyond doubt.
- Not only this; in other words; [suggesting that something is to be added by way of amplification.]
- No; absolutely not; I deny; I refuse; [expressing negation.]
- More precisely; [emphatic statement than the one first made.]
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