Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soothfastly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sooth-fast-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Actually; truthfully; honestly.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[…]—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—[…]"
"And notwithstanding all this, I saw soothfastly that our Lord was never wroth, nor ever shall be."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sothefastly, sōþfæstlīċe
Suffix: soothfast

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more soothfastly (comparative) most soothfastly (superlative)

Questions

What does soothfastly mean?: Actually; truthfully; honestly.
Where does soothfastly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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