SOOTHFAST

Etymology

Adjective

soothfast

actual; real

based on the truth, true; faithful; honest, veracious

Adverb

soothfast

actually; truthfully

Synonyms

• See also actually

Source: Wiktionary


Sooth"fast`, a. Etym: [Sooth + fast, that is, fast or firm with respect to truth.]

Definition: Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine; real; also, truthful; faithful. [Archaic] -- Sooth"fast`ness, n. [Archaic] "In very soothfastness." Chaucer. Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! Sir W. Scott.

Sooth"fast`, adv.

Definition: Soothly; really; in fact. [Archaic] I care not if the pomps you show Be what they soothfast appear. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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