FORTHWITH

immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot

(adverb) without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; “he answered immediately”; “found an answer straightaway”; “an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith”; “Come here now!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

forthwith (not comparable)

(chiefly, formal, literary) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]

Synonyms: forthwithal (archaic), Thesaurus:immediately

Source: Wiktionary


Forth`with" ( or ; see With), adv.

1. Immediately; without delay; directly. Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith. Acts ix. 18.

2. (Law)

Definition: As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object. Bouvier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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