nay-say
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Noun[edit]
- (archaic) A refusal, denial, or negation.
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 5, in The Black Dwarf:
- "That," replied Miss Lucy, "depends entirely on the manner in which the nay-says are said."
Verb[edit]
nay-say (third-person singular simple present nay-says, present participle nay-saying, simple past and past participle nay-said)
- To speak negatively of something.
- To reply no.
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References[edit]
- “naysay”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)