adverb
- and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
- Archaic. no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal).
noun
- a denial or refusal.
- a negative vote or voter.
sentence substitute
- mainly archaic, or dialect an archaic or dialect (except in voting by voice) word for no 1
noun
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- a person who votes in the negative
- a negative vote
adverb
- (sentence modifier) archaic an emphatic form of no 1
word of negation, late 12c., from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse nei, compound of ne “not” (see un-) + ei “ever” (see aye (2)).