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  1. 1. adv. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future. Source: opted
  2. 2. adv. In no degree; not in the least; not. Source: opted
  3. 3. adv. not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; not ever; at no time in the past or future Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future. Shak. Death still draws nearer, never seeming near. Pope. 2. In no degree; not in the least; not. Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another man's head, and yet see never the worse. South. And he answered him to never a word. Matt. xxvii. 14. Note: Never is much used in composition with present participles to form adjectives, as in never-ceasing, never-dying, never-ending, never-fading, never-failing, etc., retaining its usual signification. Never a deal, not a bit. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Never so, as never before; more than at any other time, or in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; -- now often expressed or replaced by ever so. Ask me never so much dower and gift. Gen. xxxiv. 12. A fear of battery, ... though never so well grounded, is no duress. Blackstone. Source: webster
  5. 5. r:100 r. not ever; at no time in the past or future r. not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances Source: ecdict

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