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insooth

insooth adverb: truly.

Adverb

insooth (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) truly
    • Insooth, good friend, your father might have kept
      This Calfe, bred from his Cow from all the worldc. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • Said a smile to a tear.
      ⁠On the cheek of my dear,
      That becam'd like the sun in spring weather
      ⁠Insooth, love Tear,
      ⁠It strange must appear,
      That we should be both here together.1822, The smile and the tear

Origin of insooth

From in + sooth.

Questions about insooth

What does insooth mean?
Insooth means truly.
What part of speech is insooth?
Insooth is an adverb.

Words near insooth in the dictionary

  1. insonification
  2. insonifications
  3. insonified
  4. insonify
  5. insonorous
  6. insooth
  7. insouciance
  8. insouciances
  9. insouciant
  10. insouciantly
  11. insoul

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