Definition for Nay

nay, adv. [ON, ne+ ei, not ever.]

  1. No; expressing negation; deny or refuse.
  2. A word to introduce a correction or more precise emphatic statement than the one first made.
  3. Beyond doubt; assuredly; certainly.
  4. Not only this; a suggestion that something is to be added by way of amplification.

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