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soothly

soothly adverb: truly, verily.

Adverb

soothly (comparative more soothly, superlative most soothly)

  1. (archaic) Truly, verily.

Synonyms of soothly

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Forms of soothly

comparativemore soothly
superlativemost soothly

Origin of soothly

From Middle English sothly, soþliche, from Old English sōþlīċe; equivalent to sooth + -ly.

Questions about soothly

What does soothly mean?
Soothly means truly, verily.
What part of speech is soothly?
Soothly is an adverb.

Words near soothly in the dictionary

  1. soothing
  2. soothingly
  3. soothingness
  4. soothings
  5. soothless
  6. soothly
  7. soothmoother
  8. soothmoothers
  9. sooths
  10. soothsaid
  11. soothsaw

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