soothfast
English
Etymology
From Middle English sothfast, from Old English sōþfæst (“true, trustworthy”), from sōþ (“true, sooth”) + -fæst from fæst (“firm, secure, fast”). Equivalent to sooth + -fast.
Adjective
soothfast
- actual; real
- based on the truth, true; faithful; honest, veracious
- Sir Walter Scott
- Why do not you […] bear leal and soothfast evidence in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience?
- Sir Walter Scott
Adverb
soothfast
- actually; truthfully
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I care not if the pomps you show be what they soothfast appear.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:actually
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