Meanings
verbagainsay (third-person singular simple present againsays, present participle againsaying, simple past and past participle againsaid)
present singular third person againsays · participle present againsaying · participle past againsaid · past againsaid
- obsoleteraretransitiveTo contradict; to gainsay.
Origin
- Middle Englishagenseyen
- Englishagainsay
From Middle English agenseyen, ayenseyen, equivalent to again- + say. See gainsay.
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againsay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againsay
MLA
“againsay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againsay. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “againsay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againsay.
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