soothfastly

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adverb

Actually; truthfully; honestly.

OriginMiddle English sothefastly ← Old English sōþfæstlīċe →
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Meanings

adverbsoothfastly (comparative more soothfastly, superlative most soothfastly)

comparative more soothfastly · superlative most soothfastly

  1. archaicActually; truthfully; honestly.

    And notwithstanding all this, I saw soothfastly that our Lord was never wroth, nor ever shall be.

    2013, originally written 1410-1420, Julian of Norwich, The Showings of Divine Love
    1 more example

    […]—insomuch that thou or another, for such onehead that feeleth the perfection of this work, may soothfastly by witness of Scripture be called a God—[…]

    2012, Evelyn Underhill, The Cloud of Unknowing

Origin

  1. Old Englishsōþfæstlīċe
  2. Middle Englishsothefastly
  3. Englishsoothfastly

From Middle English sothefastly, soþfasstlike, soðfæstlice, from Old English sōþfæstlīċe, equivalent to soothfast + -ly.

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APA

soothfastly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothfastly

MLA

“soothfastly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothfastly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soothfastly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothfastly.

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