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forsooth

[ fawr-sooth ]

adverb

Archaic.
  1. (now used in derision or to express disbelief ) in truth; in fact; indeed.


forsooth

/ əˈːθ /

adverb

  1. archaic.
    in truth; indeed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forsooth1

before 900; Middle English forsothe, Old English ڴǰōٳ. See for, sooth
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forsooth1

Old English ڴǰōٳ
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Example Sentences

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I’ve learned the truth today, forsooth, and baby, this is it: You need to split the kratom—and take just a little bit.

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Because it tasted pretty fricking close to real milk, which was the milk that, forsooth, everyone secretly craved.

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And now, forsooth, he sends over to ask advice and directions from Warde.

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We do not walk forsooth with our legs, because snakes propel themselves without them!

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His piety was genuine; simple and pure, he was shocked at any suggestion of impropriety, but his rebuke was only “Fie, for shame! forsooth ye are to blame.”

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