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soothfastly en · ADV

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (archaic) Actually; truthfully; honestly.
   • […]—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:
   • 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:

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