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wordfast

wordfast adjective: true to one's word, keeping one's word.

Adjective

wordfast

  1. (dated, literary, obsolete, poetic, rare) True to one's word, keeping one's word.
    • Shamefast is one of a group and family of words, in all which fast constitutes the second syllable, thus steadfast (A.S. Staðolfæst), wordfast; and those good old words rootfast and rootfastness, which we have now let go."1862, James Gurnhill, The Breeches Bible, Considered as the Basis for Remarks, Critical and Philological, on the English Language, page 31
    • "Aye, Lord of Deira, I hie back at dawning; Wikhelm is wordfast, Despite of her scorning1874, Reid Tranmar, Legends of York and Other Poems, page 6

Origin of wordfast

From word + fast.

Questions about wordfast

What does wordfast mean?
Wordfast means true to one's word, keeping one's word.
What part of speech is wordfast?
Wordfast is an adjective.

Words near wordfast in the dictionary

  1. worder
  2. worders
  3. wordes
  4. wordfact
  5. wordfacts
  6. wordfast
  7. wordfest
  8. wordfests
  9. wordfilter
  10. wordfilters
  11. wordfinal

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