nary /ˈnɛə.ɹi/adjective 1adverb 1 adjective1 •(old-fashioned) Not any.We'uns wuz willin't fout fur ole Tennessee, but for nary other State. When he started out o' Tennessee we'uns jest concluded t' strike out and leave him. — 1910 adverb1 •(old-fashioned) Not, never.And all about the room, candles gleaming in branched sconces. Nary one glare of electric light. — 1923