foorthwith
foorthwith is the obsolete spelling of forthwith.
Meaning of forthwith
Adverb
forthwith (not comparable)
- Without delay; immediately.
- Neyther euery thynge, whiche ony maner way is bredde or gendred of man: is forthwith a man (for els lyſe ſholde be called men) But that thynge, whiche is conceyued in the matrice or wombe of a woman, of the very ſubſtaunce of man: [...]1533, Erasmus of Roterdame, “The Thyrde Instruction”, in William Marshall, transl., A Playne and Godly Exposytion or Declaration of the Commune Crede (which in the Latin Tonge is Called Symbolum...
- Synonyms:
- forthwithal, anoon, ASAP, at once, by and by, directly, incontinently, instanter, instantly, no sooner said than done
Questions about foorthwith
- What is foorthwith the obsolete spelling of?
- Foorthwith is the obsolete spelling of forthwith.
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