Certainly
Nay
Nay adverb - Not merely this but also.
Usage example: I was angry—nay, furious—at the way they were treating that poor dog
Both words in one sentence
- Every human, nay, every individual of any species born is almost certainly a mutant, several times over, by the actual definition of the term.
Source: Taxonomic Term Confusion
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