Forsooth

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. In truth; indeed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. indeed, truthfully, really
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously.
  • v. To address respectfully with the term forsooth.
  • n. A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In truth; in fact; certainly; very well: now commonly used ironically.
  • [Being formerly common as an affected garnish of polite conversation, forsooth came to be regarded as noting a ladies' man, and was occasionally used, allusively, as a noun or a verb.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief
  • Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    certainly    truly