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forsworn

/fɔɹˈswɔɹn/

forsworn adjective: having lied under oath; perjured. Also the past participle of forswear.

Adjective

forsworn (not comparable)

  1. Having lied under oath; perjured.
    • But we hold / Thou art forsworn; and no forsworn Archbishop / Shall helm the Church.1884, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Becket, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, Act I, scene iii, page 66

Also used as

forsworn is also the past participle of forswear.

Forms of forsworn

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Words formed from forsworn

Words that rhyme with forsworn

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Questions about forsworn

What does forsworn mean?
Forsworn means having lied under oath; perjured.
What part of speech is forsworn?
Forsworn is an adjective.
How do you pronounce forsworn?
Forsworn is pronounced /fɔɹˈswɔɹn/ (US).

Words near forsworn in the dictionary

  1. forswink
  2. forswinking
  3. forswinks
  4. forswollen
  5. forswore
  6. forsworn
  7. forswornness
  8. forswunk
  9. Forsyte
  10. Forsytes
  11. Forsyth

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