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soothfastly

soothfastly adverb: actually; truthfully; honestly.

Adverb

soothfastly (comparative more soothfastly, superlative most soothfastly)

  1. (archaic) Actually; truthfully; honestly.
    • […]—insomuch that thou or another, for such onehead that feeleth the perfection of this work, may soothfastly by witness of Scripture be called a God—[…]2012, Evelyn Underhill, The Cloud of Unknowing
    • And notwithstanding all this, I saw soothfastly that our Lord was never wroth, nor ever shall be.2013, originally written 1410-1420, Julian of Norwich, The Showings of Divine Love

Forms of soothfastly

comparativemore soothfastly
superlativemost soothfastly

Origin of soothfastly

From Middle English sothefastly, soþfasstlike, soðfæstlice, from Old English sōþfæstlīċe, equivalent to soothfast + -ly.

Questions about soothfastly

What does soothfastly mean?
Soothfastly means actually; truthfully; honestly.
What part of speech is soothfastly?
Soothfastly is an adverb.

Words near soothfastly in the dictionary

  1. soothes
  2. soothesome
  3. soothest
  4. sootheth
  5. soothfast
  6. soothfastly
  7. soothfastness
  8. soothful
  9. soothing
  10. soothingly
  11. soothingness

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