Definition of "nary" []

• Not one: "Frequently, measures of major import . . . glide through these chambers with nary a whisper of debate” ( George B. Merry). (adjective)

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• "This or'nary is goin 'to be kept decent as long as I keep it."
• "Didn't agree with his daughter, the air there, or something, and he says he couldn't be at the bother of two establishments without a housekeeper in nary one of 'em."
• "Yet, nary a word about the number of unborn children that die each year at the hands of health care providers."