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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nay-say en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

  1. (dated) A refusal, denial, or negation.
    • "That," replied Miss Lucy, "depends entirely on the manner in which the nay-says are said." 1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 5, in The Black Dwarf:

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nay-says Number=Plur lexicographic
naysay alternative lexicographic

nay-say en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To refuse, deny, or oppose someone or something.
  2. (intransitive) To speak negatively of something.

Forms

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naysay alternative lexicographic
nay-said Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
nay-said Tense=Past lexicographic
nay-says Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
nay-saying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

naysayer · gainsay